(tom′əs; Dan., Du., Ger., Sw. tō′mäs; Fr. tō·mä′)
A masculine personal name. [<Hebrew, twin]
—Thomas
One of the Twelve Apostles, known for his doubting disposition. John xx 25.
—Thomas à Becket
See BECKET.
—Thomas à Kempis
See KEMPIS.
—Thomas of Er·cel·doune (ûr′səl·dn),
1220?–97, Scottish seer and poet: best known as Thomas the Rhymer.

(tō·mä′), Ambroise,
1811–96, French composer.

(tom′əs), Dylan,
1914–53, Welsh poet and author.
—George Henry,
1816–70, U. S. general.
—Norman,
1884–1968, U. S. socialist leader and writer.
—Seth,
1785–1859, U. S. clock manufacturer.
—Theodore,
1831?–1905, U. S. orchestra conductor born in Germany.