Tomáš

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Tomáš

Say it: TOH-mahsh

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Meaning

Czech form of Thomas, from Aramaic ta'oma 'twin'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Among the most common Czech names of the late 20th century.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

28,881 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 2003, about 1 in 3,700 boys
353 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Polish	Tomasz
Slovak	Tomáš
Portuguese	Tomás
Italian	Tommaso

Famous bearers

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, first Czechoslovak president

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.