MEANING & HISTORY
What does Tomás mean?
Tomás is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Irish form of Thomas. The ancestral Aramaic name Teoma means twin and passed through Greek before developing into the familiar Christian forms.
The apostle Thomas is the principal biblical association, but twin is an etymological meaning rather than evidence about a present-day bearer’s siblings. The accent in Tomás records the stress of this spelling and should be preserved when identifying the name.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא (te'oma, “twin”).
a male given name from Aramaic, equivalent to English Thomas
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People with the name Tomás
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Tomás Mapúa
Filipino architect (1888-1965)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Tomás Mascardo
Filipino politician and general (1871–1932)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Tomás Mascardo, Tomás Mapúa
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Tomás in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Tomás
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Tomas♂Twin
- Thomas♂Twin
- Tomasa♀Spanish feminine of Thomas: twin
- Dimas·Sunset or west, through Dismas
- Tobias·Greek form of Tobiah: Yahweh is good
- Tom♂Short form of Thomas; twin
- Tommy♂Affectionate form of Tom or Thomas
- Toby♂Medieval familiar form of Tobias
What rhymes with Tomás?
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Names with a similar written ending
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Recorded combinations with Tomás
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19888139 — Tomás (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Tomás Mascardo (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19888139 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Tomás Mapúa (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19888139 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Tomás (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Tomás (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Thomas (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.