Where does “Tomkin” come from?
Tomkin (English) comes from English tom, from Middle English Thomme, from Middle English Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.
Ancestry of “Tomkin”, step by step
Tomkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tom | The male of the domesticated cat; The male of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | Thomme | Tom |
| 3 | Middle English | Thomas | — |
| 4 | Latin | Thōmās | Thomas the Apostle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | Thomas |
| 6 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 7 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |
via English Thomas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thomas | An infidel |