Toma (name)
In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin.[citation needed] In the Russian language, Toma may be a diminutive of the male first name Avtonom.[1]
It is also a female name, meaning "date palm tree", derived from Tamar, which is a Hebrew Bible name.
In Japan, it is a male name which is unrelated with the Bible nor "Thomas." The meaning will vary by which kanji are used to write this name. Another name, Tōma, may also be Latinized as "Toma."
People with this surname
- Adrian Toma (born 1976), Romanian football player
- Alexandru Toma (1875 – 1954), Romanian poet, journalist and translator
- Costică Toma (1928 – 2008), Romanian footballer
- Dorin Toma (born 1977), Romanian footballer
- Emile Toma (1919 - 1985), Palestinian political historian
- George Toma (born 1929), American groundskeeper
- Miguel Ángel Toma, Argentine politician
- Peter Toma, Hungarian-born computer scientist
- Sanda Toma (rower) (born 1956), Romanian female rower
- Sanda Toma (canoeist) (born 1970), Romanian female canoeist
- Svetlana Toma (born 1947), Moldovan-Russian actress
- Valer Toma (born 1957), Romanian rower
- Veresa Toma (born 1981), Fijian footballer
- Yumi Tōma (born 1966), Japanese voice actress
- András Toma (1925 – 2004), Hungarian soldier, the last prisoner of WW2 to be repatriated
People with this given name
- Toma bar Yacoub, 9th century Nestorian Assyrian bishop
- Toma Bebić (1935 - 1990), Croatian musician and artist
- Toma Caragiu (1925 - 1977), Romanian actor
- Toma Ciorbă (1864-1936), Bessarabian and Romanian physician
- Toma Macovei (1911 – 2003), Romanian soldier and linguist
- Toma Ovici, Romanian tennis player
- Toma Prošev (born 1931), Macedonian composer
- Toma Sik (Toma Ŝik) (1939 - 2004), Hungarian-Israeli peace activist
- Toma Simionov (born 1955), Romanian canoer
- Toma Rosandić (1878 - 1959), Croatian sculptor
- Toma Toke (born 1985), Tongan rugby union player
- Toma Tomov (born 1958), Bulgarian athlete
- Toma Zdravković (1938 – 1991), Serbian folk singer
- Toma Ikuta (born 1984), (properly Ikuta Tōma), Japanese actor and singer
- Toma Zdravkov (born 1987), Bulgarian singer, winner of Music Idol song contest
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Toma
- All pages with titles containing Toma
- Toma (disambiguation)
- Tomești (disambiguation)
- Tomulești (disambiguation)
- Tona (name)
- Tova
References
Notes
- ^ Petrovsky, p. 36
Sources
- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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