Boy · Aramaic
Foma
Say it: fah-MAH
Meaning
Russian form of Thomas, from Aramaic ta'oma 'twin'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The Russian Orthodox form of the apostle's name, now rarely given.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Фома
| Polish | Tomasz |
|---|---|
| Greek | Thomas |
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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