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Toma (name)

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In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin. In the Russian language, Toma may be a diminutive of the male first name Avtonom.

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It is also a female name, meaning "date palm tree", derived from Tamar, which is a Hebrew Bible name given to baby girls born on the Sukkoth holiday.

People with this surname

  • Adrian Toma (born 1976), Romanian football player
  • Alexandru Toma (1875 – 1954), Romanian poet, journalist and translator
  • Costică Toma (1928 – 2008), Romanian footballer
  • Dorin Toma (born 1977), Romanian footballer
  • Emile Toma (1919 - 1985), Palestinian political historian
  • George Toma (born 1929), American groundskeeper
  • Miguel Ángel Toma, Argentine politician
  • Peter Toma, Hungarian-born computer scientist
  • Sanda Toma (rower) (born 1956), Romanian female rower
  • Sanda Toma (canoer) (born 1970), Romanian female canoer
  • Svetlana Toma (born 1947), Moldovan-Russian actress
  • Valer Toma (born 1957), Romanian rower
  • Veresa Toma (born 1981), Fijian footballer

    • People with this given name

  • Toma bar Yacoub, 9th century Nestorian Assyrian bishop
  • Toma Bebić (1935 - 1990), Croatian musician and artist
  • Toma Caragiu (1925 - 1977), Romanian actor
  • Toma Ciorbă (1864-1936), Bessarabian and Romanian physician
  • Toma Macovei (1911 – 2003), Romanian soldier and linguist
  • Toma Ovici, Romanian tennis player
  • Toma Prošev (born 1931), Macedonian composer
  • Toma Sik (Toma Ŝik) (1939 - 2004), Hungarian-Israeli peace activist
  • Toma Simionov (born 1955), Romanian canoer
  • Toma Rosandić (1878 - 1959), Croatian sculptor
  • Toma Toke (born 1985), Tongan rugby union player
  • Toma Tomov (born 1958), Bulgarian athlete
  • Toma Zdravković (1938 – 1991), Serbian folk singer
  • Toma Ikuta (born 1984), (properly Ikuta Tōma), Japanese actor and singer
  • Yumi Tōma (born 1966), Japanese actress
  • Toma Zdravkov (born 1987), Bulgarian singer, winner of Music Idol song contest
  • Toma Bowen (born 1979), American film artist and photographer

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