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The English spelling Thomas is a transliteration through Latin Thomas, of the approximate Greek transliteration (Ancient Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Imperial Aramaic: תאמא, romanized: Tawmɑʔ), meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of ...
Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish (also in the archaic forms Thomaz, Thomás and Tomaz) given name equivalent of Thomas. It may refer to: Tomás de Anchorena (1783–1847), Argentine statesman and lawyer; Tomás de Bhaldraithe (1916–1996), Irish language scholar and lexicographer; Tomás de Herrera (1804–1859), Neogranadine ...
Thomas is the ninth most common surname in the United Kingdom. [1] It is found as a personal name among Christians in India, it is also used as a family name among the Saint Thomas Christian families from Kerala, South India. [2] In the 1990 United States Census, Thomas was the twelfth most common surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population. [3]
Thandiwe is a given name of Nguni origin which means "beloved". [1] [2] Notable people with the name include: Thandiwe Banda (born 1971/1972), Zambian political science teacher; First Lady of Zambia; Thandiwe Mweetwa (born 1988), Zambian wildlife biologist and educator; Thandiwe Newton (born 1972), English actress
Tammy is a feminine given name. It can be a short form of the names Tamsin, Thomasina, Thomasin, or Tamar, Tamara or other names starting with Tam. [1] Tamsin, Thomasina, and Thomasin are feminine versions of the name Thomas, a Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma, meaning twin. [2]
The surname Thom is of Scottish origin, from the city of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Angus, and is a sept of the Clan MacThomas. Thom is also a first-name variant of the abbreviation " Tom " of " Thomas " that holds the "h".
Thomson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Thom, Thomp, Thompkin, or other diminutive of Thomas", itself derived from the Aramaic תום or Tôm, meaning "twin". The surname is documented in Cheshire records before and after the 1066 Norman Conquest. Variations include Thomason, Thomasson, Thomerson, Thomoson, and others.
Tommy Collins (singer), stage name of American country music singer-songwriter Leonard Sipes (1930–2000) Tommy Cooper (1921–1984), British prop comedian and magician; Tommy Davidson (born 1965), American actor; Tommy DeBarge, American R'n'B musician formerly of the band Switch; Tommy Dorfman (born 1992), American actress