Pronunciation | /ˈtɒməs/ French: [tɔmɑ] German: [ˈtoːmas] Dutch: [ˈtoːmɑs] |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | July 3 |
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Language(s) | Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek |
Meaning | "twin", "alike-looking man" |
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See also | Andrew Charles Herman |
Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling "Thomas" is a transliteration through Latin "Thomas", of the approximate Greek transliteration (Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Aramaic "תאמא" ("tɑʔwmɑʔ"), from Classic Syriac " ܬܐܡܐ" (toma), meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus).