English Explanatory Dictionary

Thomas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An infidel or doubter.
name
  1. An Apostle, best remembered for doubting the resurrection of Jesus.
  2. A male given name from Aramaic of biblical origin, popular since the 13th century.
  3. A common surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Indiana.
  7. A city in Custer County, Oklahoma.
  8. A ghost town in Linn County, Oregon.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hamlin County, South Dakota.
  10. An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
  11. A former community in King County, Washington.
  12. A minor city in Tucker County, West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɒm.əs/ /ˈtɑ.məs/ en-us-Thomas.ogg /ˈt̪ʰɔ.məs/ /ˈʈʰ-/

Word forms

Thomas Thomases

Etymology

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.

Related words

Tamsin Thomasina MacTavish McCavish McComb McCombe McCombie McComie McComish McOmie McOmish McTavish Tamblin Tambling Tamblyn Tamlin Tamlyn Tamplin Thom Thomason Thomasson Thomerson Thomlinson Thompsett Thompson Thomsett Thomson Tom Tomalin Tomas Tomblin Tombling Tombs Tomes Tomkies Tomkin Tomkins Tomkinson Tomkiss Tomkys Tomlin Tomlins Tomlinson Tommis Tompkin Tompkins Tompkinson Tompsett Tompson Toms Tomsett Tomson Tonkin Tonks Toombes Toombs Townson

Derived words

doubting Thomas Gilchrist-Thomas process Mount Saint Thomas Saint Thomas St. Thomas bean St Thomas St. Thomas Thomas Chapel Thomas County Thomas-Gilchrist process Thomas Jefferson Thomas meal Thomas precession Thomas rotation Thomas test Thomaston Thomastown Thomasville Thos. Tom Tommy Uncle Thomas

Translations

Arabic: تُومَاس Chinese Mandarin: 托馬斯 /托马斯 Czech: Tomáš Dutch: Thomas Finnish: Tuomala Finnish: Tuomainen French: Thomas German: Thomas Greek: Τόμας Marathi: थॉमस Marathi: टॉमस Russian: То́мас Sicilian: Tumasi Ukrainian: Томас
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