Tom (given name)

Tom
GenderMale
Language(s)Aramaic
Origin
DerivationThomas

Tom is often used as a diminutive of Thomas.[1] In Germanic countries and Scandinavia, "Tom" is in use as a formal given name. In modern Hebrew, the name Tom (Hebrew: תם, תום) is used as a unisex name, with the meaning of "innocence, naivety, simplicity" or "the end.”

The Gaelic-Cymric name Tom means "rising ground" or "eminent".[1] In literature and popular culture, it is often used to represent "an ordinary man".[2] The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name.

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Artists

  • Tom Luckey (1940–2012), American architect and sculptor
  • Tomm Moore (born 1977), Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmaker
  • Tom Palumbo (1921–2008), Italian born, American photographer
  • Tom Tsuchiya (born 1972), American sculptor

Other

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Loughead, Flora Haines (1934). Dictionary of given names: with their origins and meanings. Glendale, California: The Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 160. LCCN 33032751 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Tom [ME]". Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. 2021. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198868750.001.0001. ISBN 9780191905209.
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