Where does “Tommy” come from?
Tommy (German) comes from English Tommy, 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.
Tommy (German): a Briton, particularly but not exclusively a...
Definitions
- a Briton, particularly but not exclusively a...
Ancestry of “Tommy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tommy | Tommy Atkins; a typical private in the British... |
| 2 | English | tom | The male of the domesticated cat; The male of the... |
| 3 | Middle English | Thomme | Tom |
| 4 | Middle English | Thomas | — |
| 5 | Latin | Thōmās | Thomas the Apostle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Θωμᾶς | Thomas |
| 7 | Aramaic | תאומא | twin; Thomas |
| 8 | Aramaic | תאמא | twin, double; Gemini |