The name Thomas: meaning and origin

📜 Where does the name Thomas come from and what does it mean?

Thomas comes, by way of Greek, from an Aramaic word meaning twin. In the New Testament it was the name of one of the twelve apostles of Christ, known in Georgian tradition as the Apostle Toma.

Thanks to the apostle the name spread across the Christian world and became one of the most classic names in Europe.

💡 Famous people named Thomas

The first bearer is the Apostle Thomas himself. Later the name was carried by inventor Thomas Edison, whose name is linked to the light bulb, and German writer Thomas Mann, a Nobel Prize winner.

An apostle, an inventor and a writer: a strong line-up.

💬 Pet names for Thomas

In the English-speaking world Thomas is often called:

• Tom
• Tommy

🔍 What character is linked to the name Thomas?

People say Thomases are clever, observant and a little sceptical. They do not take anything on trust until they have checked it themselves, just like the Apostle Thomas.

But once they are convinced, they stay loyal to the end.

🔢 The numerology number of Thomas

Let us find the number of Thomas too. In Pythagorean numerology, where A is 1, B is 2 and so on up to I is 9, the letters of Thomas add up to 22, which reduces to 4.

In numerology, 4 is the number of stability, order and reliability. It is a playful tradition rather than science, but it is fun to see how well it fits you.