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Where does “Tôma” come from?

Tôma (Vietnamese) comes from French Thomas, from Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς, from Aramaic תאומא, from Aramaic תאמא — twin, double; Gemini.

Ancestry of “Tôma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchThomas—
2LatinThōmās—
3Ancient GreekΘωμᾶς—
4Aramaicתאומאtwin; Thomas
5Aramaicתאמאtwin, double; Gemini
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