Thomas

Masculine

Meaning

Twin

Etymology

From the Aramaic ta'oma' meaning "twin." The name was borne by one of the twelve apostles and became popular throughout medieval Europe after Thomas Becket.

About the Name Thomas

Thomas has been a consistently popular name for over eight centuries. Its association with the apostle Thomas and the martyred Archbishop Thomas Becket established it firmly in the Christian naming tradition.

Notable Bearers

Thomas Jefferson Thomas Edison Thomas Aquinas Thomas Hardy

Historical People Named Thomas

THOMAS ARTHUR

HONORABLE

THOMAS BELL

REPRESENTATIVE

THOMAS BLANTON

HONORABLE

THOMAS CHADBOURNE

HONORABLE

THOMAS CHANDLER

HONORABLE

THOMAS CLARK

JUSTICE

THOMAS MURRAY WILSON

THOMAS STOUT

HONORABLE

Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Flaherty

Representative

Thomas A. Hendricks

Vice President

Thomas A. Jaggar

Professor

Thomas A. Le Breton

Dr.

Thomas Adams

Thomas Ambrose

Junior Vice Commander

Thomas Andrew Hendricks

Hon.

Thomas Armour

Thomas Ashe

Hon.

Thomas Atkeson

Thomas B. Reed

Hon.

Thomas B. Sweeney

Thomas Bailey

Honorable

Thomas Baldwin Peddie

Thomas Bayard

M.C.

Thomas Beck

Thomas Beesley

Doctor

Thomas Benton Catron

Delegate from New Mexico, 1885-1897; Senator, 1912-1917

Thomas Birch

Ambassador to Portugal

Thomas Blagden Le Fevre

Thomas Brents

Hon.

Thomas Browne

Hon.

Thomas Buckner

Chairman of Board

Thomas Burch

Representative

Thomas Burke

Chief, Division of International Communications, Department of State

Thomas Butler

Thomas C. Platt

Senator

Thomas C. Poulter

Senior Scientist

Thomas C. Towler

Thomas C. Tullock

Hon.

Thomas Cairnes

Thomas Clay

Thomas Clay McCreery

Hon.

Thomas Clayton

Dr.

Thomas Collier Platt

Senator

Thomas Connally

Thomas Connelly

Honorable

Thomas Cooper

Thomas Corcoran

Thomas Cornell

Hon.

Thomas Crago

Thomas Craven

Captain

Thomas Cruse

General

Thomas Cullen

Representative

Thomas Cuyler

Thomas D. Schall

Honorable

Thomas D. Walsh

Thomas DUNCAN

Lt. Col.

Thomas Darragh

Thomas David Schall

Thomas Dawson

F.

Thomas Deitz McKeown

Rep.

Thomas Delavigne

Thomas Dewey

Thomas Dewitt

Rev.

Thomas Dewitt Cuyler

Thomas Doyle

Thomas E. Boarde

Thomas E. Campbell

Thomas E. Dewey

Thomas E. Robertson

Thomas E. Waggaman

Thomas Early

Acting Secretary of Civil Aeronautics Authority

Thomas Edgar

Thomas Edison

Thomas Ewing

Gen.

Thomas F. Bayard

Senator

Thomas F. Brewster

Thomas F. Smith

Thomas F. Woodlock

Thomas Fearey

Thomas Ferguson

Thomas Ferry

Hon.

Thomas Flaherty

Thomas Francis Bayard

Hon.

Thomas G. Patten

Honorable

Thomas Gore

Thomas Grace

Thomas Green

Doctor

Thomas Gregory

Attorney General

Thomas Gunter

Thomas H. Birch

Col.

Thomas H. MacDonald

Thomas H. McInnerney

President

Thomas H. Willett

Police

Thomas Haggerty

Thomas Hall

Representative

Thomas Hardin

Air Safety Board

Thomas Hardwick

Thomas Harrison

Thomas Hart

ADMIRAL

Thomas Heflin

Senator

Thomas Henry

Thomas Henry Bliss

General

Thomas Holcomb

Major General

Thomas Holt

Thomas Horne

Thomas Horris

Thomas Howe

Captain

Thomas Howell

Thomas J. Callaghan

Thomas J. Dickson

Lt. Colonel

Thomas J. Henderson

Thomas J. Kemp

Doctor

Thomas J. O'Brien

Honorable

Thomas J. Parran

Surgeon General

Thomas J. Slowie

Thomas J. Walsh

Senator

Thomas James Robertson

Hon.

Thomas Jardine

Secretary

Thomas Jefferson

President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Cason

Representative

Thomas Jefferson Littleton

Thomas Jones

Hon.

Thomas Jr. Ewing

Hon. Colonel 11th Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Major General

Thomas Judge

Father

Thomas Kearney

Commander

Thomas Kennedy

National Chaplain

Thomas Keogh

Hon.

Thomas Kinsella

Hon.

Thomas L. Owens

Honorable

Thomas L. Young

Hon.

Thomas Lamont

Thomas Lane

Thomas Lanier Clingman

General

Thomas Lee

Thomas Lilly

Thomas Lowry Young

Hon.

Thomas M. Bayne

Thomas M. Bell

Thomas M. Edwards

Hon.

Thomas M. Owen

Chief of the Division of Accessions, National Archives

Thomas M. Swan

Hon.

Thomas MacDonald

Thomas MacDonough

Commodore, U.S.N.

Thomas Marshall

Honorable

Thomas Marvin

Thomas Maugan

Thomas McAdams

President

Thomas McAllister

Thomas McCreery

Senator

Thomas McDonald

Chief

Thomas McLeod

Governor

Thomas McMahon

President

Thomas Melville

Hon.

Thomas Miller

Thomas Montague Gunter

Colonel

Thomas Moonlight

Gen., Col.

Thomas Moore

Mrs.

Thomas Nast

Thomas Nelson Page

Thomas Nightingale

Rev.

Thomas Nolan

Thomas Norwood

Hon.

Thomas O'Brien

Thomas Ochiltree

Hon.

Thomas Oliver

Sir

Thomas Owen

Thomas P. Cooper

Dean of the University of Kentucky

Thomas P. Magruder

Admiral

Thomas P. Woodlock

member of Interstate Commerce Commission

Thomas Page

Thomas Panter

Chief Engineer

Thomas Parran

Surgeon General

Thomas Peck Ochiltree

Hon.

Thomas Perkins

Thomas Pierce

Thomas Pleeney

Thomas Pratt

Hon.

Thomas Price Littlepage

Thomas Pryor Gore

Thomas R. Amlie

Former Rep.

Thomas R. Marshall

Vice President

Thomas Rawson

Thomas Reed

Thomas Reed Cobb

Thomas Riggs

Senator

Thomas Riley Marshall

Governor of Indiana, Vice President of the United States

Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robin

Thomas Robinson

Honorable

Thomas Ruffin

Hon.

Thomas Ryan

Hon.

Thomas S. Baldwin

Captain

Thomas S. Butler

Thomas S. Crago

Honorable

Thomas S. Grago

Honorable

Thomas Samuel Ashe

Hon.

Thomas Sanders McMillan

Representative to National House of Representatives

Thomas Schall

Senator

Thomas Senn

Commander

Thomas Settle

Hon. Captain 3rd N.C. Regiment U.S. Minister to Peru

Thomas Shahan

Right Reverend

Thomas Sherman

Vice President

Thomas Shipp

Thomas Shoemaker

Thomas Sisson

Thomas Slowie

Secretary

Thomas Spellacy

Thomas Spence

Thomas Stalker Butler

Representative

Thomas Sterling

Senator

Thomas Stone

Thomas Swan

Hon.

Thomas Swann

Governor

Thomas Taggart

Thomas Talbot

Thomas Taylor

Hon.

Thomas Theodore Crittenden

Hon.

Thomas Thorp

Thomas Thurlow

Lieutenant

Thomas Tipton

Hon.

Thomas Turnbull

General

Thomas W. Bennett

Hon. Delegate

Thomas W. Browm

Colonel

Thomas W. Lamont

Thomas W. Miles

Thomas W. Miller

Thomas W. Talbot

Thomas Walsh

Senator

Thomas Washington

Admiral

Thomas Watson

Thomas Watt Gregory

Attorney General of the U.S.

Thomas Weston Tipton

Hon.

Thomas White Ferry

Hon.

Thomas Whitehead

Captain

Thomas William Hardwick

Representative from Georgia

Thomas William Lawson

Thomas Williams

Hon.

Thomas Wilson

Judge

Thomas Woodward

Thomas Wren

Thomas Gallaudet

1787–1851 Rev. Pennsylvania

Thomas Walter

1804–1887 Architect Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Anderson

1808–1883 Hon. North Carolina

Thomas A.R. Nelson

1812–1887 Hon. Washington County, Tennessee

Thomas Theaker

1815–1880 Hon. London, England

Thomas Crittenden

1819–1893 Gen. Huntsville, Alabama

Thomas Hicks

1820–1885 Hon. Maryland

Thomas Smith

1820–1885 Ship Builder Baltimore, Maryland

Thomas Duff

1828–1891 Capt. Ohio

Thomas Tobin

1840–1920 Sir England