Meaning: Its source is an Aramaic expression meaning "Twin."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Nickname For: Thomas
Popularity: The name Tommy ranked 337th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 161st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Thomas was the name of one of Jesus' disciples. Some accounts say his full name was Judas Thomas (Judas the Twin), and a nickname was needed to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot.
Many Christians might be shocked to learn that some sects have taught that Thomas was the twin of Jesus himself.
The Biblical Thomas presents an unusual mixture of pessimism and zealous faith. He is called ''doubting Thomas'' because of an incident in the Acts. After the resurrection, he refuses to believe until he sees Jesus for himself. At their meeting, Thomas declares his faith. Jesus gently rejoins that it is better to believe without seeing.
Arts and Music
- Tommy Ramone
- Real name: Thomas Erdelyi (see list of Stage Names of the Ramones)
Miscellaneous
- Tommy Handley
British comedian.
- On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
Sports
- Tommy Aaron
- 1973 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- Tommy D. Armour
- 1927 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- 1930 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
- 1931 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- Tommy Bolt
- 1958 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- Tommy Burns
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Tommy Davis
Baseball player.
- 1962-63 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Tommy Gibbons
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Tommy Harmon
- 1940 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- Tommy Helms
Baseball player.
- 1966 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
- Tommy Hudson
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Tommy Kono
American athlete.
- 1952 Olympic weightlifting gold medal winner for 67.5kg; 1956 gold medal winner for 82.5kg (see list of Olympic gold medalists in weightlifting)
- Tommy Lasorda
American baseball manager.
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Tommy Litz
- 1963 U.S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
- Tommy Loughran (born 1902, died 1982)
Heavyweight boxer.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Tommy Mason
American football player.
- 1961 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- Tommy McCarthy
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Tommy McDonald
American football player.
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1998 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Tommy Milton
Race-car driver.
- 1921, 1923 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- Tommy Moe
American athlete.
- 1994 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Downhill (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)
- Tommy Nobis
American football player.
- 1966 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- 1965 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
- Tommy Ryan
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Tommy Tuttle
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Tommy Bradford
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Willie Aames (see list of Characters on ''Eight is Enough'')
- Tommy Cole
- 1950s Mouseketeer (see list of 1950s Mickey Mouse Club)
- Tommy Dorsey (born 1905, died 1956)
American swing musician and bandleader.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Deputy Tommy ''The Hawk'' Hill
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Michael Horse (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946)
American actor, writer and director.
- 1993 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Fugitive (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Tommy Kelsey
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Bob Hastings (see list of Characters on ''All in the Family'')
- Tommy J. Michaels
- Actor on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
- Tommy Mullaney
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by John Spencer (see list of Characters on ''L.A. Law'')
- Tommy Pickles
Fictional character.
- From ''''Rugrats'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Tommy the Tortoise
Fictional character.
- From ''''Matty''s Funday Funnies'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Tommy Tune (born 1939)
American director, choreographer and actor.
- 1983 Tony Award winner for his performance in My One and Only (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre (see list of Theater Personalites with stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Tommy Erbter
Fictional character.
- A five-year-old boy in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Tom-tom
- Tommy Tomato
- Tommy Salami
- Tom the Bomb
- Thomas Edison
- Tommy Boy
Associations:
British soldiers fighting in WWI were known as ''Tommies.''
A ''Tommy gun'' is a Thompson short-barrelled sub-machine gun; it is also a slang term for a hypodermic syringe.
A ''Tommy cooker'' is a type of small personal stove used by Allied troops in WWII.
Meaning: Its source is an Aramaic expression meaning "Twin."
Nickname For: Thomasin
Popularity: The name Tommy ranked 1704th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative: The original Greek form of this name, Didymos, began as a nickname for one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Christian scriptures. Other names based on the nicknames of disciples include Peter and Thaddeus.
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