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Thomasina or Thomasine is the feminine form of the
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...
, which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to Tamsin. Tamsin can be used as a name in itself; variants of Tamsin include Tamsyn, Tamzin, Tamsen, Tammi and Tamasin. The version "Tamsin" is especially popular in
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. Along with Tamara it is the ancestor of " Tammy".


People named Thomasina (and variants)


Tammi

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Tammi Patterson Tammi Patterson (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Patterson has won one singles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 February 2011, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No ...
(born 1990), Australian tennis player *
Tammi Terrell Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye. ...
(1945–1970), American recording artist


Tammie

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Tammie Jo Shults Tammie Jo Shults (born Bonnell; born November 2, 1961) is an American retired commercial airline captain, author, and former naval aviator. Known for being one of the first female fighter pilots to serve in the United States Navy, following act ...
(born 1961), American commercial airline captain, author, and retired naval aviator


Tammy


Tamsen

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Tamsen Donner Tamsen Eustis Dozier Donner (November 1, 1801 – March 1847) was an American pioneer, most notable for her key role as a member of the infamous Donner Party. Donner was described as having been "a little woman" and "a good shot with a pistol". A ...
(1801–1847), third wife of
George Donner The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in th ...
of the
Donner Party The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in th ...
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Tamsen Fadal Tamsen Fadal (born ) is an American journalist, news anchor at WPIX in New York City and author of ''The New Single: Finding, Fixing and Falling Back In Love With Yourself.'' She is host/executive producer of ''The Broadway Show''. Fadal is an ad ...
, American journalist, news anchor, author and host/executive producer *
Tamsen McGarry Tamsen McGarry (born 11 February 1982) is an Irish alpine skier. She competed in two events at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico ...
(born 1982), Irish alpine skier *
Emil Tamsen Emil Carl Christiaan Tamsen (2 January 1862 – 30 July 1957) was a South African philatelist, who was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011', Roll of ...
(1862–1957), South African philatelist *. Tamsin Darlington *
Tamsin Blanchard Tamsin Blanchard is a British fashion journalist, author, and lecturer. She is particularly known for her work on sustainability and ecological issues in fashion. Early life and education Blanchard was born in Liverpool and took a fashion journali ...
, British fashion journalist *
Tamsin Carroll Tamsin Georgina Carroll (born 13 February 1979) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her performances in musical theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom. Personal life Carroll was born and raised in Sydney. Her parents are Au ...
(born 1979), Australian actress *
Tamsin Cook Tamsin Cook (born 25 December 1998) is an Australian swimmer and the former junior world champion in the 400-meter freestyle. After a neck injury in 2018 she retired from swimming, but returned in 2020 and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic ...
(born 1998), Australian swimmer *
Tamsin Dunwoody Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody (born 3 September 1958), sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, is a British Labour politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 2003 to 2007. She served in the ...
(born 1958), sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, British politician *
Tamsin Edwards Tamsin Edwards is a British climate scientist and lecturer at King's College London. She is a popular science communicator and writes for the Public Library of Science (PLOS). Early life and education Edwards became interested in physics afte ...
, British climate scientist *
Tamsin Egerton Tamsin Olivia Egerton (born Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick; 26 November 1988) is a British actress known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film ''St Trinian's'', Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film ''Keeping Mum'', and Guinevere in the 2011 t ...
(born 1988), British actress *
Tamsin Ford Tamsin Jane Ford CBE, FRCPsych, FMedSci (born 17 September 1966) is a British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health. Since 2019 she has been based at the University of Cambridge where she is now Professor of Child and Adolescen ...
(born 1966), British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health *
Tamsin Greenway Tamsin Greenway (born 6 October 1982) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Between 2006 and 2018 she ...
(born 1982), English netball player *
Tamsin Greig Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress, narrator and comedian. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Black Books'', Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Green Wing'', Beverly Lincoln in Br ...
(born 1966), British actress *
Tamsin Heatley Tamsin Heatley is a British actress. She has appeared on television programmes such as The Bill, The Young Ones, Horrid Henry, Fimbles, Tweenies, Big & Small and various other children's television shows. Her father was Norman Heatley, a biochem ...
, British actress and voice artist *
Tamsin Hinchley Tamsin Hinchley (née Barnett, born 10 March 1980) is an Australian volleyball player. Born in Adelaide, Hinchley was on the Australian indoor squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, Hinchley partnered with N ...
(born 1980), Australian volleyball player *
Tamsin Mather Tamsin Alice Mather (born 1976) is a British Professor of Earth Sciences at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford and a Fellow of University College, Oxford. She studies volcanic processes and their impacts on the Earth's envi ...
(born 1976), British Professor of Earth Sciences *
Tamsin Pickeral Tamsin Pickeral (née Hughes; born 1971) is a British author and art historian who is best known for her art books and her books on animals and privately ordered books. She is also working in marketing sphere. Early life Pickeral is the daughte ...
(born 1971), British author and art historian *
Tamsin West Tamsin West (born 7 March 1974) is an Australian child actress and singer. She made her film debut as Jennifer West in '' Jenny Kissed Me'' and played Jane Cannon in '' Frog Dreaming.'' She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Linda T ...
(born 1974), Australian actress and singer


Tamsyn

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Tamsyn Challenger Tamsyn Challenger is a British artist, curator and lecturer. Her work focuses on wide-ranging socio- and gender-political ideas including precursor work on selfie culture, and questioning the ‘free’ environment online along with a continued ...
, Cornish artist * Dame
Tamsyn Imison Dame Tamsyn Imison, DBE (1 May 1937 – 18 September 2017) was a prominent British educator and "educational strategist" whose first career was as a scientific illustrator. Imison was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. After having a famil ...
(1937–2017), British educator *
Tamsyn Leevey Tamsyn Leevey (born 24 January 1978, in Taumarunui, New Zealand) is a New Zealand former professional squash player. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, she won a silver medal in the women's doubles, partnering Sh ...
(born 1978) New Zealand squash player *
Tamsyn Manou Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis (born 20 July 1978) is an Australian media personality and former track and field athlete who won a total of eighteen Australian Championships across the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400m hurdles. She first repres ...
(born 1978), Australian athlete and middle-distance runner *
Tamsyn Muir Tamsyn Muir (born 14 March 1985) is a New Zealand author of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Muir won the 2020 Locus Award for her first novel, '' Gideon the Ninth'', and has been nominated for several other awards as well. Biography Muir wa ...
, New Zealand author of fantasy, science fiction and horror genres *
Oona Tamsyn King Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow (born 22 October 1967) is a business executive and former British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green ...
, Baroness King of Bow (born 1967), British Labour politician


Tamzin

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Tamzin Malleson Tamzin Malleson (born 1 May 1974) is an English actress. Career She originally played Alison Dangerfield in Series 3 and 4 of the BBC drama '' Dangerfield'', before going on to play one of the starring roles (Penny Neville) in the Channel 4 come ...
(born 1974), British actress *
Tamzin Merchant Tamzin Merchant (born 4 March 1987) is an English actress and author, best known for her roles as Georgiana Darcy in the film ''Pride & Prejudice'' (2005), as Catherine Howard in the Showtime series ''The Tudors'' (2009–2010) and as Anne Hal ...
(born 1987), British actress *
Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. Since playing the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', she has starred in a number of theatre and television productions, including ...
(born 1970), British actress * Tamzin Thomas (born 1997), South African sprinter


Thomasin

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Thomasin von Zirclaere Thomasin von Zirclaere, also called Thomasîn von Zerclaere or Tommasino Di Cerclaria (c. 1186 – c. 1235) was an Italian Middle High German lyric poet. The epic poem ''Der Wälsche Gast'' (original: ''Der welhische gast'', "The Romance stranger" ...
or Tommasino Di Cerclaria (c.1186–c.1235), Italian Middle High German lyric poet. *
Thomasin McKenzie Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in ''The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies'' (2014), she rose to critical prominence after playing a young girl living in isolation in Debra Granik's dra ...
(born 2000), New Zealand actress


Thomasina

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Thomasina Jordan Thomasina Elizabeth Jordan (Red Hawk Woman) (? – 1999) was an American Indian activist who became the first American Indian to serve in the United States Electoral College in 1988. Jordan received bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts a ...
(?–1999), American Indian activist who became the first American Indian to serve in the United States Electoral College *
Thomasina Miers Thomasina Jean "Tommi" Miers, OBE (born February 1976) is an English cook, writer and television presenter. She is the co-founder of the Wahaca chain of Mexican street food restaurants. Early life Thomasina Jean "Tommi" Miers was born in Fe ...
(born 1976), British chef *
Thomasina Pidgeon Darlene Thomasina Pidgeon (born 1975) is a Canadian rock climber known for being one of the world's strongest female boulderers in the early 2000s and 2010s, was for a time the strongest female Canadian boulderer, and was the first Canadian fe ...
(born 1975), Canadian rock climber *
Thomasina Winslow Thomasina Winslow (August 15, 1965 – January 13, 2023) was an American blues musician and the daughter of folk musician Tom Winslow. As a toddler, she sang back-up on her father's folk music classic ''Hey Looka Yonder (It's The Clearwater''); ...
(1965-2023}, American blues musician


Thomasine

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Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd (9 November 17732 July 1856) was a Denmark, Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen. Life and writing She married the famous writer Peter Andreas Heiberg when she was 16 ...
(1773–1856), Danish author * Thomasine, Lady Percival (–), Cornish benefactress *
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(–after 1629), an intersex individual in British America *
Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen (née Ingenhaef(f); 8 March 1705 -8 October 1776), was a politically active Danish courtier. She was the daughter of general major noble Johan Peter Ingenhaeff. She served as lady-in-waiting to queen Anne Sophie R ...
(1705–1776), Danish courtier


Fictional Thomasinas

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Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was he ...
's Thomasina Tittlemouse. * Tamsin Yeobright from ''
The Return of the Native ''The Return of the Native'' is Thomas Hardy's sixth published novel. It first appeared in the magazine ''Belgravia'', a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly installments from January to December 1878. Be ...
'' by
Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry of William Word ...
. Her name is given alternately as Tamsin or Thomasin throughout the book. * Thomasina, the feline heroine of the 1957 book '' Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was God'' by
Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictu ...
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The Three Lives of Thomasina ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' is a 1963 fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey, starring Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire, child actor Matthew Garber and child actress Karen Dotrice in a story about a cat and her influence on a family. The s ...
'', a 1964 Disney film based on the book. * Thomasina, a character in
Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard (born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and politi ...
's ''
Arcadia Arcadia may refer to: Places Australia * Arcadia, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Arcadia, Queensland * Arcadia, Victoria Greece * Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese * Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
''. * Thomasina, a character in the television series ''
Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'' ...
''. * "Thomasina", a song by
The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes ( ) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keyboa ...
. * Tamsin, a character in the television series ''
Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...
''. * Thomasin, a character in
Robert Eggers Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker, director, and production designer. He is best known for writing and directing the historical horror films ''The Witch (2015 film), The Witch'' (2015) and ''The Lighthouse (2019 f ...
' 2015 film ''
The Witch A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Witch, WITCH, or variations thereof may also refer to: Animals * Witch (lefteye flounder) (''Arnoglossus scapha''), a Pacific flatfish * Witch (righteye flounder) (''Glyptocephalus cynoglossus''), a Euro ...
''. * Tamasin Reedbourne, a character in
C. J. Sansom Christopher John Sansom (born 1952) is a British writer of Historical mystery, historical crime novels, best known for his Shardlake series, Matthew Shardlake series. He was born in Edinburgh and attended George Watson's College in that city, b ...
's ''
Shardlake The ''Shardlake series'' is a series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom, set in the reign of Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII in the 16th century. Sansom has said that he plans to write further Shardlake novels taking the lawyer into t ...
'' book series.


Similar names

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Thomas Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...
* Tammy * Tamara * Tamar * Tasmin *
Tazmin Tazmin is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: *Tazmin Brits Tazmin Brits (born 8 January 1991) is a South African athlete and cricketer. She won gold in the javelin throw at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletic ...


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