Given name
Tomaidh
“twin”
Tomaidh is a masculine given name. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tomaidh is a diminutive of Tòmas. Tòmas goes back to a word meaning “twin.”
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Where it comes from
Tomaidh is a diminutive of Tòmas. Tòmas comes from English, and ultimately from Aramaic.
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How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tomaidh is a diminutive of Tòmas.
Tomaidh’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tomaidh is a diminutive of Tòmas. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Tomaidh has a conventional naming counterpart in the English form Tommy.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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