
04-04-2005, 11:39 PM
THOMAS
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
Pronounced: TAHM-as (English), to-MA (French), TOM-ahs (German) [key]
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Greek form of the Aramaic name Te'oma which meant "twin". In the New Testament he was the apostle who doubted the resurrected Jesus. According to tradition he was martyred in India. Famous bearers of this name include philosopher and theologian Saint Thomas Aquinas, philosopher Thomas Hobbes, inventor Thomas Edison, American president Thomas Jefferson, and novelist Thomas Hardy.
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