Given name
Tòmas
“twin”
Tòmas is a form of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tòmas is a form of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
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Where it comes from
Tòmas is a form of Thomas. Thomas developed from an Aramaic byname and reached wider use through its Greek biblical form.
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How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tòmas developed from Θωμᾶς. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tòmas developed from תאומא. Tòmas is a form of Thomas. The shared background comes through Thomas: The apostle is called Thomas and also Didymus in the New Testament. Didymus reflects the Greek word for “twin,” matching the meaning of the Aramaic byname behind Thomas.
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The story
Tòmas is a form of Thomas. The history of Thomas gives this family its wider story. Thomas was the name of one of Jesus’s twelve apostles, remembered in Christian tradition for his doubts and later reassurance. That story helped establish the name across Christian naming traditions.
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Tòmas’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tòmas has a diminutive in Tomaidh. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tòmas shares an earlier linguistic root with Tàmhas. Tòmas is a form of Thomas.
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Around the world
Tòmas has relatives in 5 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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