Where does “Tonks” come from?

Tonks (English) comes from English Tomkin, 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.

Tonks (English): plural of Tonk

Definitions

  1. plural of Tonk

Ancestry of “Tonks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTomkin
2EnglishtomThe male of the domesticated cat; The male of the...
3Middle EnglishThommeTom
4Middle EnglishThomas
5LatinThōmāsThomas the Apostle
6Ancient GreekΘωμᾶςThomas
7Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
8Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
Every word from Aramaic תאמא
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