Thomas
Thomas is a male given name , which is also used as a female given name in various variants.
Origin and meaning of the name
The name Thomas is derived from the Aramaic te'oma (תאומא, ܬܐܘܡܐ) and means "twin". This is how it is interpreted in the Gospel of John ( John 11:16 EU ). The name is not proven before Christian as a proper name . Hence the Greek Thomas (Θωμάς) is probably a transcription of the Aramaic word.
distribution
The Christian first name goes back to the apostle Thomas , one of the twelve disciples of Jesus . It has been common since the Middle Ages . The term “unbelieving Thomas”, which is still meant today pejoratively , also goes back to the apostle because, according to New Testament tradition, he first doubted the resurrection of Jesus Christ . ( Jn 20 : 19-29 EU ).
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Spread of the name Thomas in different countries. |
The popularity of the first name in Germany increased continuously from the 1940s onwards. From the end of the fifties through the entire sixties, the name was almost continuously at number 1 in the statistics of the most popular first names. However, its frequency has decreased significantly since the mid-1980s. The most common name combination in Germany, Thomas Müller, also contains this first name.
Memorial days
Many folk customs were associated with the earlier St. Thomas Day on December 21. Since the liturgical reform in 1970, the Catholic Church has celebrated the apostles' feast on July 3rd.
- January 28th: Thomas Aquinas , Italian scholastic and Dominican
- March 21: Thomas I , Patriarch of Constantinople
- May 3: Thomas von Olera (Tommaso da Olera; 1563–1631), Blessed
- June 22nd: Thomas More
- July 3: Catholic Church from 1970; see above
- Apostle Thomas in the Orthodox churches October 6th: Feast of the
- December 21: Popular Customs; Apostle festival: Catholic Church before 1970, Protestant and Anglican Church
- December 29: Thomas Becket (1118–1170), English Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
- Thomas von Cori (1655–1729), Italian Franciscan and priest; Saint in the Catholic Church
Name bearer
First name
- Thomas (East Angles) († 652/54), Bishop of East Anglia
- Thomas I (Constantinople) , Patriarch of Constantinople (607–610), saint
- Thomas (Perche) (≈1193–1217), Count of Le Perche
- Thomas (Bishop) († 1248), Bishop of Turku
- Thomas, Earl of Atholl († 1231), Scottish magnate
- Thomas, 9th Earl of Mar , Scottish nobleman
- Thomas I (Breslau) († 1268), Bishop of Breslau
- Thomas II (Breslau) († 1292), Bishop of Breslau
- Thomas I (Saluzzo) (1239-1296), Margrave
- Thomas I of Aquino († 1251), Count of Acerra, regent of Sicily
- Thomas III (Saluzzo) (Thomas III. Del Vasto; 1356-1416; Tomas d'Alderan), Margrave
- Thomas I (Savoy) (1177–1233), Count (1189 to 1233)
- Thomas II (Savoy) (1199–1259), Count (1253 to 1259)
- Thomas von Absberg (1477–1531), Franconian robber baron
- Thomas Otto Achelis (1887–1967), German high school teacher, historian and author
- Thomas Albeck (1956–2017), German soccer player
- Thomas Anders (* 1963), German pop singer
- Thomas d'Angleterre (sheet 1170), Anglo-Norman poet
- Thomas Arne (1710–1778), English composer
- Thomas Artsruni († 904/08), historian and spiritual scholar in the kingdom of Vaspurakan, see Towma Arzruni
- Thomas Arundel (1353–1414), English Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of York and Canterbury
- Thomas Bach (* 1953), German lawyer and President of the International Olympic Committee
- Thomas J. Barton (* 1940), American chemist
- Thomas Bauer (Arabist) (* 1961), German Arabist and Islamic scholar
- Thomas E. Bauer (* 1970), German baritone
- Thomas Becket (1118–1170), English Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury
- Thomas Behm (* 19 ??), Austrian mountaineer
- Thomas Bérard († 1273), Grand Master of the Templar Order
- Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989), Austrian writer
- Thomas Berthold (* 1964), German soccer player
- Thomas Bestvater (* 1958), Swiss actor
- Thomas Bocchimpani (* 2000), Italian pop singer
- Thomas Bourchier (Cardinal) (1404–1486), Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor and Cardinal
- Thomas Bourchier (nobleman) († 1491), English nobleman
- Thomas Bourchier of Horsley († 1512), English knight
- Thomas Bourgin (1986–2013), French motorcycle racer
- Thomas Brezina (* 1963), Austrian children's book author and television presenter
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster (* 1990), British actor
- Thomas Broich (* 1981), former German soccer player
- Thomas Brussig (* 1964), German writer and screenwriter
- Thomas Bucheli (* 1961), Swiss meteorologist and television presenter
- Thomas Bührer (* 1968), Swiss orienteer
- Thomas Burhenne (* 1953), German sculptor
- Thomas Burke (track and field athlete) (1875–1929), American track and field athlete
- Thomas von Cantimpré (1201–1270 / 72), theologian, naturalist and encyclopaedist
- Thomas von Capua (≈1185–1239), papal diplomat, cardinal, 1215–1216 Elect of Naples
- Thomas von Celano (1190–1260), Franciscan and chronicler
- Thomas de Choisy , Marquis de Moigneville (1632–1710), governor of the city of Saarlouis
- Thomas Cook (1808-1892), British tourism pioneer
- Thomas de Coucy (≈1073–1130), Lord of Coucy, Marle, Vervins, Pinon, La Fère and Boves
- Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), Archbishop of Canterbury (1533–1556)
- Thomas Cromwell (≈1485–1540), English statesman
- Thomas Darmo (1904–1969), Catholicos Patriarch of the East Syrian "Church of the East"
- Thomas De Monaco (* 1961), Swiss photographer and director
- Thomas Denman (1874–1954), Governor General of Australia
- Thomas Deuster (* 1964), German basketball player and sports manager
- Thomas Deuster (author) (* 1971), German civil engineer, cartographer and non-fiction author
- Thomas Doll (* 1966), German soccer player and coach
- Thomas Dormandy (1926–2013), British physician and medical historian
- Thomas Drach (* 1961), German criminal
- Thomas Dürr , real name of Thomas D (* 1968), German musician
- Thomas Dürr (bobsleigh driver) (* 1978), Liechtenstein bobsleigh driver
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931), American inventor
- Thomas Emmerling (* 1963), German art collector
- Thomas von Erfurt (bl. 1300), German language theorist
- Thomas Faust (* 1963), German social economist
- Thomas Felder (* 1953), German dialect poet and songwriter
- Thomas Franke (singer) (* 20th century), German singer
- Thomas Franke (soccer player) (* 1988), German soccer player
- Thomas Freitag (* 1950), German cabaret artist
- Thomas Freudensprung (1965–2011), Austrian actor
- Thomas von Frignano (≈1305–1381), Franciscan General Minister, Patriarch of Grado and Cardinal
- Thomas Fritsch (* 1944), German actor
- Thomas Gabriel (* 1957), German church musician
- Thomas Gallus (also Thomas von St. Viktor or Thomas von Vercelli ; 1190-1246), French philosopher and scholastic
- Thomas Gäßler (* 1962), German actor
- Thomas Geissmann (* 1957), Swiss primatologist
- Thomas Gesterkamp (* 1957), German social and political scientist, journalist and author
- Thomas Gleixner (* 1962), German programmer
- Thomas Godoj (* 1978), German rock and pop singer and winner of the fifth season of Germany is looking for the superstar
- Thomas Gottschalk (* 1950), German entertainer
- Thomas Gradinger (* 1996), Austrian motorcycle racer
- Thomas Grant Gustin (* 1990), American actor, see Grant Gustin
- Thomas Greilinger (* 1981), German ice hockey player
- Thomas Gumpert (* 1952), German actor
- Thomas Haas (* 1978), German tennis player, see Tommy Haas
- Thomas Hansen (1976-2007), Norwegian musician
- Thomas Harris (* 1940), American writer
- Thomas Cuthbert Harrison (1906–1981), British Formula 1 racing driver, see Cuth Harrison
- Thomas von Harqel (late 6th / early 7th century), Syrian Orthodox ("Jacobite") bishop of Mabbug (today: Manbidsch)
- Thomas Hartmann (painter) (* 1950), German painter
- Thomas Häßler (* 1966), German soccer player
- Thomas von Heesen (* 1961), German soccer player and coach
- Thomas Hein , German snooker player and trainer
- Thomas Heinze (* 1964), German actor
- Thomas M. Held (* 1972), German-Austrian actor
- Thomas Albin von Helfenburg († 1575), Bishop of Olomouc
- Thomas Helly (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- Thomas Hermanns (* 1963), German entertainer
- Thomas Hettegger (* 1994), Austrian ski racer
- Thomas Hitzlsperger (* 1982), German soccer player
- Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), English state theorist and philosopher
- Thomas Höltschl (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- Thomas Holtzmann (1927–2013), German actor
- Thomas McKenny Hughes (1832-1917), British geologist and paleontologist.
- Thomas von Ibelin (≈1176–1188), Lord of Ramla and Mirabel
- Thomas Jonathan Jackson ("Stonewall"; 1824–1863), Confederate General
- Thomas Jäger (political scientist) (* 1960), German political scientist
- Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd US President
- Thomas Kahlenberg (* 1983), Danish football player
- Thomas Kalinowski (1936–2020), American snooker and pool player as well as billiards official and trainer, see Tom Kollins
- Thomas Kaminski (* 1992), Belgian football goalkeeper
- Thomas Karaoglan (* 1993), German pop singer
- Thomas Kausch (* 1963), German journalist and television presenter
- Thomas Kemmerich (* 1965), German politician (FDP)
- Thomas von Kempen (≈1380–1471), German religious and religious writer
- Thomas Kläsener (* 1976), German soccer player
- Thomas Klestil (1932–2004), Austrian politician, Federal President
- Thomas Klug (* 1966), German television presenter and news anchor
- Thomas Koch (* 1971), German actor
- Thomas Koch (* 1984), German actor
- Thomas König (* 1963), German handball player and coach
- Thomas Komnenos Dukas Angelos (1288-1318), despot of Epiros
- Thomas Körner (* 1960), alias © TOM, German cartoonist
- Thomas of Lancaster (1388–1421), prince of the English royal family
- Thomas Langhoff (1938–2012), German theater director and artistic director
- Thomas Lechner (* 1985), Austrian soccer player
- Thomas Francis Little (1925–2008), Australian Archbishop of Melbourne
- Thomas Loidl (* 1964), Austrian diplomat
- Thomas Lüthi (* 1986), Swiss motorcycle road racer
- Thomas Magister (14th century), Byzantine monk, scholar, grammarian and advisor
- Thomas de Maizière (* 1954), German politician (CDU)
- Thomas Mann (1875–1955), German writer
- Thomas "Tom" Marchese (* 1987), American poker player
- Thomas Mehtala (* 1974), Swedish pool player
- Thomas Meinhardt (* 1953), German actor and audio book reader
- Thomas Meißner (* 1991), German soccer player
- Thomas Merton (1915–1968), American Trappist, mystic and author
- Thomas Metscher (* 1934), German literary scholar and philosopher
- Thomas Middelhoff (* 1953), German manager
- Thomas "Tommy" Milton (1893–1962), American racing driver
- Thomas Morgenstern (* 1986), Austrian ski jumper and Olympic champion
- Thomas More (1478–1535), English humanist, saint
- Thomas Mühlöcker (* 1987), Austrian poker player
- Thomas Müller (* 1989), German soccer player
- Thomas Müntzer (1489–1525), German theologian and revolutionary
- Thomas Muster (* 1967), Austrian tennis player
- Thomas Nader (* 1959), Austrian diplomat
- Thomas Natschinski (* 1947), German composer and singer
- Thomas Neger (* 1971), German carnival singer
- Thomas von Neumarkt OPraem (also: Thomas von Sarepta; 1297–1378), titular bishop of Sareptensis and auxiliary bishop in Breslau
- Thomas Newman (* 1955), American film music composer
- Thomas Nobis (1943-2017), American football player, see Tommy Nobis
- Thomas Nöske (* 1969), German author and cultural critic
- Thomas Oberreiter (* 1966), Austrian diplomat
- Thomas Ohrner (* 1965), German actor, voice actor and presenter
- Thomas Percy (1729-1811), English poet and Anglican bishop
- Thomas Pregel (* 1977), German writer and editor
- Thomas Quasthoff (* 1959), German opera singer
- Thomas Robinson (≈1560–1609?), English lutenist and composer
- Thomas Rohloff (* 1961), German actor
- Thomas Roth (* 1951), German journalist and moderator
- Thomas Roth-Berghofer (* 1967), German computer scientist, university professor and writer
- Thomas Rühmann (* 1955), German actor
- Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536–1608), English statesman, playwright and poet
- Thomas Schaaf (* 1961), German soccer coach and former soccer player
- Thomas Schmidt (presenter) (1957-2019), German radio presenter
- Thomas Schöne (* 1967), Mayor of Warstein
- Thomas Schrammel (* 1987), Austrian soccer player
- Thomas Sehl (* 1963), German singer, author, director and club operator, see Schorsch Cameroon
- Thomas Sivertsson (* 1965), Swedish handball player and handball coach
- Thomas the Slav († 823), byzantine counter-emperor from 821 until his death
- Thomas Spahn (* 1957), German television presenter and journalist
- Thomas Steg (* 1960), German political and communications consultant and chief lobbyist at Volkswagen AG
- Thomas Stipsits (* 1983), Austrian cabaret artist and actor
- Thomas von Stítné (≈1331 – ≈1401), Bohemian philosopher
- Thomas Straubhaar (* 1957), Swiss economist
- Thomas Strickland (knight) , English knight
- Thomas Strobl (* 1960), German politician (CDU)
- Thomas Strunz (* 1968), German soccer player
- Thomas Stühlmeyer (* 1964), German pastoral theologian
- Thomas Vanek (* 1984), Austrian ice hockey player who plays successfully in the NHL
- Thomas von Villach (1435 / 40–1523 / 29), Austrian painter
- Thomas Voeckler (* 1979), French cyclist
- Thomas Wayne (1940–1971), American rockabilly and pop singer
- Thomas von Wickede (1470–1527) , Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Thomas von Wickede (1646–1716) , Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck
- Thomas Weller (* 1980), German soccer player
- Thomas Wessinghage (* 1952), German athlete
- Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397), Duke of Gloucester
- Thomas Woschitz (* 1968), Austrian director
- Thomas Zickler (1964–2019), German film producer, see Tom Zickler
As a middle name
- Daniel Thomas Murphy (* 1985), American baseball player, see Daniel Murphy (baseball player)
Short form Tom
- Tom Astor (* 1943), German pop and country singer, composer and producer
- Tom Boonen (* 1980), Belgian racing cyclist
- Tom Booth-Amos (* 1996), British motorcycle racer
- Tom Brady (born 1977), American football player
- Tom Carroll (* 1992), English football player
- Tom Clancy (1947-2013), American writer
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), American actor
- Tom DeLonge (* 1975), American guitarist and singer
- Tom Fears (1922-2000), American football player and coach
- Tom Felton (* 1987), British actor and singer
- Tom Finney (1922-2014), English football player
- Tom Gerber (director) (* 1977), Swiss film director
- Tom Hanks (born 1956), American actor
- Tom Hanson (1907-1970) American football player
- Tom Hilde (* 1987), Norwegian ski jumper
- Tom Jones (1769-1833), British boxer, see Paddington Tom Jones
- Tom Jones (author) (* 1928), American musical writer
- Tom Jones (born 1940), British singer
- Tom Jones (racing driver) (1943-2015), American automobile racing driver
- Tom Weston-Jones (born 1987), British actor
- Tom Cato Karlsen (* 1974), Norwegian politician
- Tom Kaulitz (* 1989), guitarist for the band Tokio Hotel
- Tom Lehel (* 1970), German actor, television presenter, comedian and musician
- Tom Liebscher (* 1993), German canoeist
- Tom Lysiak (1953-2016), Canadian ice hockey player
- Tom McCamus (born 1955), Canadian actor
- Tom Mikulla (* 1969), German actor
- Tom Morello (* 1964), American guitarist for the band Rage Against the Machine
- Tom van Mourik (* 1957), Dutch politician
- Tom Murphy (politician) (1924-2007), American politician
- Tom Murphy (athlete) (born 1935), American middle-distance runner
- Tom Murphy (astrophysicist) , American astrophysicist and university professor
- Tom-Christer Nilsen (* 1969), Norwegian politician
- Tom Petty (1950–2017), American musician
- Tom Phillis (1931–1962), Australian motorcycle racer
- Tom Robbins (* 1932), American writer
- Tom Schilling (* 1982), German actor
- Tom Sharpe (1928-2013), British writer
- Tom Sizemore (born 1961), American actor
- Tom Skerritt (born 1933), American actor
- Tom Spieß (* 1961), German film producer
- Tom Trybull (* 1993), German soccer player
- Tom Vraalsen (* 1936), Norwegian politician and diplomat
- Tom Waits (born 1949), American musician
- Tom Weilandt (* 1992), German soccer player
- Tom Wlaschiha (* 1973), German actor
- Tom Wolfe (1930-2018), American writer
Short form Thom
- Thom Barry (born 1950), American actor
- Thom Bell (* 1943), Jamaican music producer, pianist, singer, conductor, arranger and composer
- Thom Bray (* 1954), American actor and screenwriter
- Thom Castañeda (* 1982), Austrian composer and pianist
- Thom de Graaf (* 1957), Dutch politician
- Thom Hartmann (* 1951), American journalist, author and radio host
- Thom Hoffman (* 1957), Dutch actor
- Thom Hell (* 1976), Norwegian singer-songwriter
- Thom Kubli (* 1969), German-Swiss artist, composer and author
- Thom Pace (born 1949), American country musician
- Thom Puckey (* 1948) English-Dutch performance artist and sculptor
- Thom Rotella (* 1951), American composer, guitarist and jazz musician
- Thom Tillis (* 1960), American politician
- Thom Yorke (* 1968), British singer and artist
Short form Tommy
- Tommy Christensen (born 1961), Danish football player
- Tommy Emmanuel (* 1955), Australian guitarist
- Tommy Engel (* 1949), German musician
- Tommy Hilfiger (* 1951), American fashion designer
- Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946), American actor
- Tommy McDonald (1934-2018) American football player
- Tommy Morgenstern (* 1974), German voice actor
- Tommy Murphy (born 1962), Northern Irish snooker player
- Tommy Roe (born 1942), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
family name
See Thomas (family name) .
Fictitious namesake
- Thomas, the little locomotive
- Tommy, from the story Pippi Longstocking
- Tommy Walker in the movie Tommy
- Old Thomas , sculpture
- Tom Sawyer in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
variants
Male:
- Foma ( Фома ) Russian
- Tamas ( Tāmas - தாமஸ்) or Toma ( Tōmā - தோமா) Tamil
- Tamas ( თამაზ ) Georgian
- Tamás in Hungarian
- Teomo Yiddish
- Thomé french
- Tom English short form
- Toma Bulgarian , Serbian
- Tomas Swedish , Norwegian , Lithuanian
- Tomáš Czech
- Tomaš Upper Sorbian
- Tomás Spanish , Portuguese , Irish
- Tomaz Portuguese (archaic)
- Tomaž Slovenian
- Tommaso / Tomaso Italian
- Tomek Polish ( diminutive of Tomasz)
- Tomi German
- Tomm English , Norwegian
- Tommi German
- Tommy English
- Thommy english
- Tomy english
- Tammes Danish
- Tömu or Thömu Berndeutsch
- Tomasz (Tomek) Polish
- Tuomas Finnish
- Tomais Gaelic
- Tuami Moroccan Arabic
- Tuma Aramaic
- Tomislav Croatian
- ト マ ス (Tomasu) Japanese
- 도마 (Doma) Korean
- Tumasch in Romansh
- Thomes Upper Swabian
- Theumis in southern Lower Saxony
- Dammerl Bavarian
- Toomas Estonian
- Tomassi
- Tomassoni
- Tavis Scottish
Female:
Individual evidence
- ↑ AEJ Klijn, John 14.22 and the name Judas Thomas, in: Studies in John. FS JN Sevenster. NTS 24. Leiden 1970, pp. 88-96
- ↑ Najpopularniejsze imiona i nazwiska w Polsce w 2004 roku ( Polish ) Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
- ↑ Utonevek 2005 ( Hungarian ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
- ↑ Namnstatistik ( Swedish ) Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
- ↑ Navne ( Danish ). Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ Popular Baby Names ( English ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
- ↑ Name Statistics ( English ) Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Accessed February 25 2011th
- ↑ Navnestatistikk ( Norwegian ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
- ↑ Tamm, Saar, Mägi and Sepp are the most common family names in Estonia ( English ) Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ L'encyclopédie des prénoms ( French ) Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ First names Population toestand op 1 januari 2002 ( Dutch / French ) Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
- ↑ The most frequent names and surnames of residents in Spain and baby names ( English ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
- ↑ Nöfn í þjóðskrá ( Icelandic ) Retrieved on February 25 2011th
- ↑ Četnost jmen a příjmení ( Czech ) Archived from the original on June 1, 2007. Retrieved on February 25, 2011.
- ↑ Namntjänst ( Swedish ). Archived from the original on October 9, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ Database of first names and family names ( Slovenian ). Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ↑ How many babies are named ...? on istat.it
- ↑ Popular first names: Thomas
- ↑ Who is Thomas Müller .
- ↑ Der Heiligenkalender> Name: Thomas Josef Christian Kametler, namenstage.katholisch.de, accessed July 22, 2018.