Thomas

Boy's name

Thomas is a Greek name derived from the Aramaic name "Toma," meaning "twin."

Meaning Twin
Origin Aramaic
U.S. births in 2023 6,576
Peak year 1952

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Source: Social Security Administration

Notable Namesakes

  • Thomas Edison - Invented the light bulb.
  • Thomas Jefferson - Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  • Thomas Aquinas - Influential theologian and philosopher.
  • Thomas Hardy - Renowned English novelist and poet.
  • Thomas Paine - Author of "Common Sense" during American Revolution.
  • Thomas Mann - Nobel Prize-winning German author.
  • Thomas More - English statesman and author of "Utopia."
  • Thomas Merton - Trappist monk and spiritual writer.
  • Thomas Becket - Archbishop of Canterbury, martyred in 1170.
  • Thomas Sowell - Economist and social theorist.

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Sisters for Thomas

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