Where does “Tommy” come from?

Tommy comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, Latin -ia, Proto-Indo-European -kos, and Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately deriving from the English name Tom.

Tommy (English): Tommy Atkins; a typical private in the British...

Definitions

  1. Tommy Atkins; a typical private in the British...

Ancestry of “Tommy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
2Middle EnglishThommeTom
3Middle EnglishThomas—
4LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
5Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
6Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
7Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini

Words derived from “Tommy”

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