Thomas (name)

Thomas

Saint Thomas the Apostle
Pronunciation	/ˈtɒməs/ French: [tɔmɑ] German: [ˈtoːmas] Dutch: [ˈtoːmɑs]
Gender	Male
Name day	July 3
Origin
Language(s)	Aramaic, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek
Meaning	"twin", "alike-looking man"
Other names
Related names	Tom Tommaso Thompson Tomé Tŏmas Tomas Tomass Tomás Tomáš Tomasz Tomaž Tomaz Tommy Tamás Thom Thomáz Touma Tomaş
See also	Andrew Charles Herman

Thomas is a male name of Aramaic origins. The English spelling "Thomas" is a transliteration through Latin "Thomas", of the approximate Greek transliteration (Greek: Θωμᾶς, romanized: Thōmâs), from Aramaic "תאמא" ("tɑʔwmɑʔ"), from Classic Syriac " ܬܐܡܐ" (toma), meaning 'twin'. Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus).