THOMAS  

Gender: M
Origin: Aramaic
Meaning: "twin"

Popularity in 2008: #52

One of the most commonly used classics--it's still given to more than ten thousand American boys each year-- from the original apostle and several saints, through Jefferson and Edison, Hanks and Cruise. Thomas is simple, straightforward and strong--all that a parent with a taste for the timeless could want.

Variations:
Thompson, Tommy, Thomison, Thommas, Thomson, Tommas, Thomeson, Thom, Tomlin, Thomaz, Tomah, Tomaisin, Thomsen, Thomason, Tomkin, Tomlinson, Tomie, Tommey, Thomy, Tom, Thom, Thomason, Thomaz, Thomeson, Thomison, Thommas, Thompson, Thomsen, Thomson, Thomy, Tom, Tomah, Tomaisin, Tomie, Tomkin, Tomlin, Tomlinson, Tommas, Tommey, Tommy

People who like Thomas also like:

Alice, Audrey, Claire, Margaret, Grace, Phoebe, Rose, Alexander, James, Elliot, Owen, George, Jack, Oliver, Peter

Thomas is being discussed in our message boards:

• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• Mayflower Names!
• narrowing my list...need help
• Yaaaay! A family,you have always dreamed of!
• Absurdly Long Baby Name Game=)!!!!!!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Thomas:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• HOT BABY NAME: Max in the Spotlight