Tom Name Meaning & Origin
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Origin of the name Thomas:
Derived from the Aramaic tē’ōma (a twin). The name is borne in the Bible by an apostle who doubted the resurrection of Christ. It is from him that the label "Doubting Thomas" came. Var: Thomass, Tomas. Short: Thom, Tom. Pet: Tommy.
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- Famous real-life people named Tom
Tom Gorman, an American guitarist, composer, and photographer who played alongside with his brother Chris in the alternative rock band Belly.
Thomas Dwaine "Tom" Arnold, American actor and comedian
Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw, American television journalist
Tom Felton, English actor and singer
Thomas Michael "Tom" Fletcher, member of McFly
Thomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford, American fashion designer
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks, American actor
Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy, English actor
Thomas Stanley "Tom" Holland, English actor
Thomas William "Tom" Hiddleston, English actor
Thomas "Tomska" Ridgewell, English animator, writer, filmmaker, and voice actor
Tom Kaulitz guitarist of German band Tokio Hotel
Thomas Cruise "Tom" Mapother, American actor
Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty, American singer-songwriter
Thomas Geoffrey "Tom" Wilkinson, English actor
Thomas John Patrick "Tom" Welling, American actor
Tom Austen, Britsh Actor
Tom Kenny - voice actor, most notable for the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants
Thomas Matthew DeLonge Jr,American musician, singer, songwriter, author, record producer, actor and filmmaker.Most notable as the frontman/lead guitarist and vocalist for Angels & Airwaves,former guitarist/singer of blink-182- Tom in song, story & screen
Tom Marvolo Riddle - Lord Voldemort's real name in Harry Potter
"Tom's Midnight Garden" - classic juvenile novel by Philippa Pearce
"Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by Mark Twain
Tom the cat from "Tom and Jerry" (cartoon)
Tom Branson - character from Downton Abbey
Thomas Barrow - character from Downton Abbey
Tom, a fictional American Curl kitty character in the story Adventure Wonders
Tom Clarkson, former teacher on "Waterloo Road" (deceased)
Tom Natsworthy, protagonist of the Mortal Engines series
Tom Haverford, character from "Parks and Recreation"
Matthew 'Tom' King, English highwayman
Black Tom Cassidy, a villain from the X-Men and Excalibur comics
Thomas the Tank Engine, famous actor