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What does Thomas mean?

Thomas Pronunciation of Thomas as a boys' name is pronounced TAH-mas. It is of Aramaic origin, and the meaning of Thomas is "twin". Biblical: one of the 12 apostles known as "doubting Thomas" as he has a mixture of pessimism and zealous faith. Some say his full name was Judas Thomas (Judas the Twin), and the nickname distinguished him from Judas Iscariot. The name has been popular since the 12th-century martyr Thomas à Becket. Other saints include Thomas Aquinas and Thomas More. See also Tavish. President Thomas Jefferson; inventor Thomas Edison; actors Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks; dancer Tommy Tune; fashion designer Tom Ford.

STARTS WITH Tho-

ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, distinguished (noble), popular (famous), ford (river)

Variations

VARIANTS Tam, Tamas, Tamhas, Thom, Thoma, Thomason, Thomson, Thompson, Tom, Tomas, Tomaso, Tomasso, Tomasz, Tome, Tomek, Tomey, Tomie, Tomislaw, Tomkin, Tomlin, Tommaso, Tommey, Tommie, Tommy

SEE ALSO Teom

ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA TAVISH, TOM Tomm

FEMININE FORM Thomasina

CREATIVE FORMS
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Thomas Antonio (T.A.), ..

How popular is Thomas?

Thomas is a very prominent first name for men (#10 out of 1220, Top 1%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#14 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Thomas reached its top rank of #8 in the U.S. in the 1950s, and is currently at #49. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Thomas name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Thomas outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Tam, Thom, Thompson (#1943 A YEAR AGO), Tom, Tomas (#708), Tomie, Tommie and Tommy (#729) are the popular variation forms of Thomas (#49) listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Thomas were popular in the 1940s (ADOPTION OF 2.9%) and have become much less popular since (ADOPTION 0.4%, 85%).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Thomas, Tam, Thom, Thompson, Tom in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Tomas, Tomie, Tommie, Tommy in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Thomas, Tom, Tomas, Tommy outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Boas, Chas, Colas, Demas, Dimas, Georas, Jonas, Rhodas, Rodas, Seoras, Seumas, Tacoma, Tahoma, Talmai, Taos, Tasman, Tazman, Tedman, Tekoma, Teman, Thad, Thaw, Thijs, Thobey, Thobie, Thoby, Thole, Thonus, Thor, Thorald, Thoreau, Thorian, Thorin, Thorn, Thorne, Thorp, Thorpe, Thurman, Tilman, Tobal, Tobias, Tocoma, Tomeo, Toran, Truman and Yonas. These names tend to be less frequently used than Thomas.


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