Toma (name)
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.[1]
It is also a female name, meaning "date palm tree", derived from Tamar, which is a Hebrew Bible name.
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 (canoeist) (born 1970), Romanian female canoeist
- Svetlana Toma (born 1947), Moldovan-Russian actress
- Valer Toma (born 1957), Romanian rower
- Veresa Toma (born 1981), Fijian footballer
- Christopher Toma (born 1981), American runner
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
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gollark: You probably also need to do something about powering them, for particularly long trips.
gollark: Maybe just have them automatically go back and upward if velocity drops to zero.
gollark: Maybe put GPS/linked card relay stations down periodically on longer routes, but have them navigate inertially between them.
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See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Toma
- All pages with titles containing Toma
- Toma (disambiguation)
- Tomești (disambiguation)
- Tomulești (disambiguation)
- Tona (name)
- Tova
References
Notes
- Petrovsky, p. 36
Sources
- Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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