Thomas

→ Greenlandic: Tuumarsi


Thomas

Inherited from Middle Dutch thomas, from Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא.


Thomas

[…] and if the surgeons do not preserve you, and place you on view, in pickle, they ought to, for the sake of historical doubters, for no one will believe that there ever was a man like you, unless you yourself are somewhere around to prove them Thomases.

Thomas of Bayeux
Thomas the Presbyter
Thomas the Slav

Inherited from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m (as in the Vulgate), from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.
In the gospel of John (11:16, 20:24), the Aramaic nickname is also translated into Greek, as δίδυμος m (dídumos). Used as a given name since the Middle Ages, e.g. Thomas the Presbyter (7th century), Thomas the Slav (8th century), Thomas of Bayeux (died 1100).
(infidel or doubter): In reference to the doubting Apostle.


Thomas

But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 20:24–25:

An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.

"Good,—that's a whack. What's your name?" / "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer." / "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"

1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter VI, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 70:

- - - goodness we scarcely have a name for the baby yet now all of you must take a vote, all of you, but let's have a nice simple name like Thomas don't you think I hate elaborate names, do please all of you vote for Thomas..."

1941, Judith Kelly, Marriage is a Private Affair, Harper, published 1944, page 133:

A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.

The reappearance of Dylan and Caitlin Thomas brought her the excitement again of literary gatherings and much uninhibited partying.²²³ For a woman of 41 the Thomases represented fun and an opportunity not to play second fiddle to a disapproving husband who was very clear as to what he wanted but not sensitive to her social needs.

2006, Chris Wrigley, A.J.P. Taylor: Radical Historian of Europe, London – New York: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 182:

A common surname originating as a patronymic.

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.

An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Indiana.

Located in northeastern Custer County, Thomas is situated at the intersection of State Highways 33 and 47. Originally, Thomas was a trading point where William Thomas had a general store and served as the first postmaster of a post office designated on February 12, 1894.

2009, Linda D. Wilson, “Thomas”, in The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, retrieved 2020-03-13:

An unincorporated community in Hamlin County, South Dakota.

An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.

A former community in King County, Washington.

A minor city in Tucker County, West Virginia.

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Thomas Township.

en-proper noun

Thomas (countable and uncountable, plural Thomases)

→ Hawaiian: Kamaki

→ Maori: Tāmati

→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas


Thomas

Il n’est pas rare aujourd’hui que le garçon bouvier se nomme Arthur, Alfred ou Alphonse, et que le vicomte — s’il y a encore des vicomtes — se nomme Thomas, Pierre ou Jacques. Ce déplacement qui met le nom « élégant » sur le plébéien et le nom campagnard sur l’aristocrate n’est autre chose qu’un remous d’égalité. L’irrésistible pénétration du souffle nouveau est là comme en tout.

1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 4; republished as Isabel F. Hapgood, transl., 1887:

It is not rare for the neatherd's boy nowadays to bear the name of Arthur, Alfred, or Alphonse, and for the vicomte--if there are still any vicomtes--to be called Thomas, Pierre, or Jacques. This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality. The irresistible penetration of the new inspiration is there as everywhere else.

a common surname originating as a patronymic

→ Vietnamese: Tô-ma, Tôma, Thô-ma

Ultimately borrowed from Latin Thōmās m.
 Inherited from Middle French Thomas m, inherited from Old French Tumas m, inherited from Latin Thōmās m.
Compare Occitan Tomàs m.


Thomas

a male given name originating from the Bible

de-proper noun

Thomas m (proper noun, strong, genitive Thomas')


Thomas

Thomas m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Thomas' or (with an article) Thomas, feminine genitive Thomas, plural Thomas or Thomasens)

Thomas' (genitive masculine)
Thomas (genitive masculine)
Thomas (feminine genitive)
Thomas (plural)
Thomasens (plural)


Thomas

a male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin

la-proper noun

Thōmās m (genitive Thōmae); first declension

Thōmās (canonical masculine)
Thōmae (genitive)
Thōmās (nominative singular)
Thōmae (genitive singular)
Thōmae (dative singular)
Thōmān (accusative singular)
Thōmā (ablative singular)
Thōmā (singular vocative)

Eastern Romance:

>? Romanian: Toma

>? Italian: Tommaso

→ Sicilian: Tummasu

Navarro-Aragonese:

Aragonese: Tomás

Old Leonese:

Asturian: Tomás

desctree

>? Old French: Tumas m
Middle French: Thomas m
French: Thomas m
→ Vietnamese: Tô-ma, Tôma, Thô-ma

Old Occitan:

Catalan: Tomàs m

Occitan: Tomàs

>? Old Galician-Portuguese: Thomas

Galician: Tomás, Tomé

desc

Portuguese: Tomás, Thomás m (dated), Tomé

>? Old Spanish:

desctree

Spanish: Tomás
→ Cebuano: Tomas
→ Tagalog: Tomas
→ Chinese: 托馬斯 /托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī) (transliteration)

Norman: Thonmas, Thomas

Piedmontese: Tomà

Sicilian: Tumasi

Venetan: Tomà

→ Basque: Tomas

→ Czech: Tomáš

→ Danish: Thomas, Tomas
→ Greenlandic: Tuumarsi

→ Estonian: Toomas

→ Faroese: Tummas

→ Finnish: Tuomas

→ German: Thomas

→ Hungarian: Tamás

→ Icelandic: Tómas

→ Irish: Tomás

→ Latvian: Toms, Tomass

→ Lithuanian: Tomas

→ Maltese: Tumas

→ Manx: Thomaase

→ Middle English: Thomas
English: Thomas
→ Hawaiian: Kamaki
→ Maori: Tāmati
→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas

→ Norwegian: Thomas, Tomas

→ Polish: Tomasz

→ Sami: Dommá, Duomis, Duommá

→ Scottish Gaelic: Tàmhas, Tòmas

→ Slovak: Tomáš

→ Slovene: Tomaž

→ Swedish: Tomas, Thomas

→ Welsh: Tomos

→ West Frisian: Tomas

[ˈt̪ʰoːmäːs̠]

From Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.


Thomas

And here on þͤ othir ſyde folowyth the moſte pytevous tale of the morte Arthure ſaunz Gwerdon · Ꝑ le ſhyvalere ẜ Thomᷓs Malleorre knyȝt

1470–1483 (date produced), Thom̃s Malleorre [i.e., Thomas Malory], “[Launcelot and Guinevere]”, in Le Morte Darthur (British Library Additional Manuscript 59678), [England: s.n.], folio 449, recto, lines 18–21:

And here on the other side followeth the most piteous tale of the mort d’Arthur sans guerdon, par le chevalier Sir Thomas Malory, knight.

English: Thomas
→ Hawaiian: Kamaki
→ Maori: Tāmati
→ Scottish Gaelic: Tòmas


Thomas

From Vulgate Medieval Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic ܬܐܘܡܐ or תאומא (“Thomas”), from ܬܐܡܐ or תאמא (“twin”). Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 13th century.


Thomas

c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 20:24

Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came.

Witodlice Thomas, an of þam twelfum, þe ys gecweden Didimus, þæt ys Gelicost, on ure geþeode, he næs mid him, þa se Haelend com

Borrowed from Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs).


Thomas

a male given name of popular usage, variant of Tomas