Details for the forename Tomas

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Tomas (male)


Variants:	Tàmhas (M) Tamhus (M) Thoma (M) Thomas (M) Tomos (M)
Pet Name(s):	Tòmachan (M) Tòmag (M)
Can be spelt:	Tomáš (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Gaelic and Welsh form of Thomas from Aramaic "twin". The Gaelic forms are accented: Tomás is Irish and Tòmas is Scottish. The variants Tàmhas and Tamhus and the pet names Tòmachan and Tòmag:m] are also Scottish Gaelic. Tomos is a Welsh variant. Note: the correct Czech spelling is Tomaš. In old documents in Latin, one of the forms Thoma, Thomas or Tomas were used, with appropriate case endings, for Thomas.