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Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Thomas: Aramaic Meaning of Thomas: "twin" Thomas's Popularity in 2012: #63
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Thomas has been one of the most commonly used classic baby names in both England and the U.S., and is still given to almost seven thousand American boys each year. From the original apostle and several saints, through Thomas Jefferson, Edison, Hanks and Cruise, Thomas is simple, straightforward and strong-- all that a parent with timeless taste could want. And as a bonus, kids will identify with Thomas the Tank Engine.

Thomas came about because there were too many apostles named Judas; Jesus renamed one Thomas (meaning "twin") to distinduish him from Judas Iscariot and the Judas also known as Thaddeus, and at first it was used only for priests. Sir Thomas Aquinas and Thomas a Becket are two of many towering Thomases.

Thomas ranked among the U.S. Top 10 baby names pretty much through the 1960s; right now it is still Number 6 in Britain and Number 7 in Australia.

Thomas has some noteworthy foreign versions: the multicultural Tomas, the Italian Tomasso, the Portuguese Tomaz, plus the Scottish nickname Tam. In Paris these days, Tom is a popular name used on its own,

Jack Black and Dennis Quaid both have sons named Thomas.

Famous People Named Thomas

Thomas Jefferson - 3rd President of the United States
Thomas Pynchon - American novelist
Thomas Edison - American inventor
Thomas Moore - Irish poet
Thomas "Tom" Ford - American fashion designer
Thomas "Tom" Brokaw - American television journalist
Thomas "Tom" Fletcher - member of McFly
Thomas "Tom" Hanks - American actor
Thomas "Tom" Mapother - American actor (Tom Cruise)
Thomas "Tom" Wilkinson, English actor
Thomas "Tom" Hiddleston - English actor
Thomas "Tom" Welling - American actor
Thomas "Tom" Petty - American singer-songwriter
Thomas Colton Padalecki, son of Genevieve & Jared Padalecki
Thomas "Tom" Felton - English actor
Thomas "Tom" Parker- Member of The Wanted
Thomas "Tom" Daley - English Olympic Diver

Pop Culture References for the Name Thomas

Thomas the Tank Engine, animated children's series
Thomas "Tom" Marvolo Riddle, villian of the Harry Potter series
Thomas Barrow - footman/valet on Downton Abbey (he is a gay character)

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