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Tomas

Pronunciation: toh-MAHS (key)

Origin of the name Tomas:

Derived from the Aramaic tē’ōma (a twin). The name is borne in the Bible by an apostle who doubted the resurrection of Christ. It is from him that the label "Doubting Thomas" came. Var: Thomass, Tomas. Short: Thom, Tom. Pet: Tommy.

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The Icelandic version is spelt Tómas and pronounced TOE-mahs.

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Tom, Tommy

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Tomas Rivera, author, poet and educator.
Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish writer, poet and the 2011 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Tomáš Berdych, Czech professional tennis player.

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