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Thomas is a masculine given name. It is based on the Biblical Greek , which is itself a transcription of the Aramaic '' "twin", the Hebrew cognate being . "Tom" or "Thom" are abbreviations of Thomas, and "Tommy" is a common variant; "Tam" is a common abbreviation used in Scotland. Abbreviated written forms are "Thos" and "Th". Feminine versions of this name are Thomasina, Tamsyn, Tamsin, Tasmina, Tasmino, Thomaida/Thomais, or Tammy. ==History== Like ''Petros'' (''Cephas'') "the rock", ''Didymos'' or ''Thomas'' "the twin" is not in origin a given name but an epithet of a New Testament figure. The given name of Thomas the Apostle was Yehuda (Jude, Judas). In the New Testament the designation was applied to Judas Thomas, the second Judas of the Apostles (hence his appellation "twin").〔Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p.260.〕 Use as a given name originates in the Early Middle Ages. Early known bearers of this name are Thomas the Presbyter (7th century) and Thomas the Slav (8th century). The name becomes more common during the High Middle Ages, with notable bearers including Thomas of Bayeux (d. 1100), Thomas Becket (1118?−1170), Thomas of Britain (12th century), Thomas the Archdeacon (1200–1268), and Thomas Aquinas (1225–1270). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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