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Thomas

Thomas comes through a Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning twin. Its biblical history helped spread it across languages. The word history explains a traditional name meaning; it does not imply that a cat given this name must have a littermate or twin.

Meaning
Twin
Name or word origin
Greek form of an Aramaic name

Sources and meaning notes

The Aramaic meaning and Greek transmission are distinguished.

  • Behind the Name: Thomas The name form, its documented usage and the specific name-history relationships described here

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Catalog grouping: Male. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.

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These entries have source references and overlap with this name in the site’s editorial collections. The overlap does not measure pet-owner preferences or prove a shared linguistic origin.

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