Toma (name) explained

In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas. It originates from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin.^[1]

In the Russian language, it is a diminutive of the female given name Tamara.^[2]

In Japan, it is a male name of a different origin. The meaning will vary by which kanji are used to write this name. There is also a Japanese surname name Tōma.

People with this surname

• Adrian Toma (born 1976), Romanian football player
• Alexandru Toma (1875–1954), Romanian poet, journalist and translator
• András Toma (1925–2004), Hungarian soldier, the last prisoner of WW2 to be repatriated
• 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
• HoSo Terra Toma, Korean American drag queen
• Loredana Toma (born 1995), Romanian weightlifter
• 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
• Yumi Tōma (born 1966), Japanese voice actress

People with this given name

• Russian-language diminutive for feminine name Tamara
• 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), Romanian physician
• Toma Enache (born 1970), Romanian film director
• Toma Ghițulescu (1902–1983), Romanian engineer, politician, and Olympic bobsledder
• Toma Ikuta (born 1984), Japanese actor and singer
• Toma Macovei (1911–2003), Romanian soldier and linguist
• Toma Ovici, Romanian tennis player
• Toma Prošev (1931–1996), Macedonian composer
• Toma Rosandić (1878–1959), Croatian sculptor
• Toma Sik (Toma Ŝik) (1939–2004), Hungarian-Israeli peace activist
• Toma Simionov (born 1955), Romanian canoer
• Toma Toke (born 1985), Tongan rugby union player
• Toma Tomov (born 1958), Bulgarian athlete
• Toma Zdravkov (born 1987), Bulgarian singer, winner of Music Idol song contest
• Toma Zdravković (1938–1991), Serbian folk singer

Fictional characters

• Toma Kamijo, main protagonist of A Certain Magical Index

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Etymology of the name Thomas by etymonline . 2024-07-04 . www.etymonline.com . en.
2. Book: Benson, Morton. [{{Google books|id=AfIhzwEACAAJ|plainurl=yes}} Dictionary of Russian Personal Names]. 1967. 167. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-7452-3.