Foma

OriginRussian variation of Thomas, Aramaic

Meaning"twin"

About Foma

One of many international variants of Thomas, Foma is a Russian form, used in its native country and in Moldova, though rarely anywhere else. It does however appear in several Russian classics, including Dostoevsky's novel The Village of Stepanchikovo, A Bewitched Place by Nikolai Gogol, and in Foma Gordeyev by Maxim Gorky.

Pronounced FOH-muh.

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