Tomás

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Derived from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא (“twin”).

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /t̪ˠəˈmˠɑːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠʊmˠɑːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠɔmˠasˠ/

Tomás m (genitive Thomáis)

1. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas

• San Tomás (“Saint Thomas”)
• Tomáisín

• Thomás m (dated)

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Thomas, from Latin Thōmās m, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς m (Thōmâs), from Aramaic תאומא (“twin”).

• Hyphenation: To‧más

• Audio (Brazil):

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  Note: this pronunciation may be nonstandard or incorrect: too choppy

Tomás m (plural Tomases)

1. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas
2. (biblical) Thomas (one of the Apostles)

   Synonym: Tomé

• “Tomás”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma, “twin”).

• IPA^(key): /toˈmas/ [t̪oˈmas]

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• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: To‧más

Tomás m

1. Thomas, the apostle
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:18:

     Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

     And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

     (KJV)

2. a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas

• female given name: Tomasa

• → Cebuano: Tomas
• → Tagalog: Tomas
• → Chinese: 托馬斯 / 托马斯 (Tuōmǎsī) (transliteration)

• “Tomás”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “Tomás”, in Diccionario histórico de la lengua española [Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], launched 2013, →ISSN