Thomas
TOM-əs
A classic biblical name meaning “twin.”
Meaning
Thomas comes from the Aramaic word for “twin,” passed into Greek as Didymus with the same meaning. In Christian tradition, it is the name of one of the apostles, and the name spread widely through Europe in that religious context.
Origin
AramaicGreekLatinEnglishmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpts note the apostle Thomas is also called Didymus, which means “twin” in Greek as well.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland.