Tom

\tɔm\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of English origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginEnglish
Pronunciation\tɔm\

Origin and meaning

Aramaic תאומא (təʾōmā)bor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Denmark

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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