Given name & surname
Tonkin
“twin”
In English use, Tonkin is a diminutive of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Tonkin is a diminutive of Thomas. The original Aramaic byname means “twin.”
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Where it comes from
In English use, Tonkin is a diminutive 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 English usage, Tonkin is a diminutive of Thomas. In English use, Tonkin is a diminutive 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
In English use, Tonkin is a diminutive 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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Tonkin’s family of names
In English usage, Tonkin is a diminutive of Thomas. In Russian usage, Tonkin as a surname is a transliteration of Тонкин.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Tonkin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Tomkin
“little Tom; son of Tom; the smaller of twins” · “twin”
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Tamlin
“twin”
44% boys · 56% girls
Tombling
“twin”
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Tohy
“The Lord is good”
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Tʻorgom
“House of Togarmah”
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Tòmas
“twin”
>99% boys
Tomas
“twin”
>99% boys
Dindin
“judged, vindicated”
50% boys · 50% girls