Tom - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Tom \

. Short form of Thomas (Aramaic) "twin". Most common in the 19th century as an independent name. Actors Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks.

Tom has 3 variant forms: Thom, Tomm and Tommy.

Baby names that sound like Tom are Dom, Teom, Tome, Tam and Tim.

Tom is a very common first name for men (#154 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3986 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Tom. Compare Tom with its variant forms and related boy names.

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