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Where does “tom” come from?

tom (Irish) comes from Old Irish tom — bush, tuft; hillock, knoll.

tom (Irish): bush, shrub; clump, tuft, tussock; Alternative...

Definitions

  1. bush, shrub; clump, tuft, tussock; Alternative...

Ancestry of “tom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtombush, tuft; hillock, knoll

Words derived from “tom”

  • toman
  • toma
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