Given name & surname
Tomek
“twin”
Tomek is a variant of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tomek is a variant of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
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Where it comes from
Tomek is a variant of Thomas. Thomas developed from an Aramaic byname and reached wider use through its Greek biblical form.
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How it developed
Tomek is a variant 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
Tomek is a variant 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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Tomek’s family of names
In Polish usage, Tomek is a diminutive of Tomasz. Tomek has a related form in Thomas. In Polish usage, Tomek has a conventional equivalent in Thomas.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Tomek has relatives in 3 languages.
6 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Tomek
- Tomek TryznaPolish writer and directorborn 1948
- Tomek BartoszyńskiPolish-American mathematicianborn 1957
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Similar names
If you love Tomek, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
TomaSek
“twin”
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Tomkin
“little Tom; son of Tom; the smaller of twins” · “twin”
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Tohy
“The Lord is good”
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Tombling
“twin”
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Tʻorgom
“House of Togarmah”
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Tamhas
“twin”
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Tomasyna
“a twin”
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Beck
“from the small stream; from the brook”
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