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Thomasin
Say it: TOM-uh-sin
Meaning
Feminine of Thomas, from Aramaic 'twin'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A medieval and Tudor English feminine of Thomas; the Cornish contraction Tamsin kept it alive.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 16 babies given this name since 1963
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 266,500 girls
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Thomasina, Thomasine, Tamsin
| Cornish | Tamsin |
|---|---|
| Latin | Thomasina |
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Where this comes from
- Parish baptism registers
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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