Thomasina
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɑməˈsinə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɒməˈsiːnə/
- Rhymes: -iːnə
Proper noun
Thomasina (plural Thomasinas)
- A female given name from Aramaic, masculine equivalent Thomas.
- 1908 November 23, Clarissa Mackie, “A Feud and Its Finish”, in The Quincy Daily Ledger, volume 20, number 277, Quincy, Mass.: George W[ashington] Prescott & Sons, →OCLC, page [3], column 5:
- I looked up the cause of the feud and find that our great-grandfathers quarreled because each wanted to name his new daughter Thomasina. It was a distinctive name, and each craved its possession. I have argued with my aunt night and day—result, the two Thomasinas are drinking tea together.