Thomé Salix Alba Clean.jpg
Thomé and Thome are French or German variants of the name Thomas which now appears as a surname and in placenames. Places *Saint-Thomé, commune in the Ardèche department, France * São Thomé das Letras, city in Minas Gerais state, Brazil * San Thome Basilica, Roman Catholic cathedral in Chennai (Madras), India *Thome, ancient name of Ithome (Thessaly), in Greece People *Thome Rodrigo (c. mid-1500s), Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava noble, signatory of the Convention of Malvana between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Kotte *André Thome (1879-1916), French politician. *Diane Thome (born 1942), American composer *Emerson Thome (born 1972), Brazilian former football player *Francis Thomé (1850–1909), French pianist and composer * Jim Thome (born 1970), Major League Baseball hitter *Joel Thome, American conductor *John M. Thome (1843–1908), American-Argentine astronomer *Johannes Thome, European psychiatrist and scientist * Otto Wilhelm Thomé (1840–1925), German bota ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

Thomas (surname)
Thomas is a common surname of English language, English, Welsh language, Welsh, Irish Language, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Scottish, French Language, French, German Language, German, Dutch Language, Dutch, and Danish language, Danish origin. It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic תאומא ''t'om'a'', a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the Thomas the Apostle, disciples of Christ, best known for his skepticism about Resurrection of Christ, Christ's resurrection (Wikisource:Bible (King James)/John#20:24, John 20:24–29). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than a dental fricative is the result of Latin influence in English#Middle Ages, French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is widely distributed throughout the country, but especially common in Cornwall and Wales. Thomas is the ninth most common surna ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]