Tom (given name)
| Tom | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Aramaic |
| Origin | |
| Derivation | Thomas |
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Tom is mostly used as a diminutive of Thomas. In Germanic countries and Scandinavia "Tom" is in use as a formal given name.
The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name (תום).
Notable people who use the diminutive include:
- Tom Anderson (disambiguation)
- Tom Baker (disambiguation)
- Tom Bergeron, American television personality and game show host
- Tom Bosley, American actor
- Tom Brady, American football player for the New England Patriots
- Tom Brokaw, American anchor for NBC
- Tom Cassell, British Youtuber
- Tom Chaplin, British singer of band Keane
- Tom Clancy, American author
- Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian singer/songwriter
- Tom Cotter (disambiguation)
- Tom Cruise (disambiguation)
- Tom Daly (disambiguation)
- Tom DeLay, American politician
- Tom DeLonge, American musician
- Tom Dwan, American poker player
- Tom Felton, English actor and singer
- Tom Fletcher (disambiguation)
- Tom Gilson, American actor
- Tom Gilson (American football), American football player
- Tom Green (disambiguation)
- Tom Hanks, American film actor
- Tom Hardy (disambiguation)
- Tom Hiddleston, English actor
- Tom Hopper, English actor
- Tom Humble, Australian Rugby League player
- Tom Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter
- Tom Jones (disambiguation)
- Tom Kenny (disambiguation)
- Tom Kingston, Australian rugby union player
- Tom Kingston (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Tom Konyves, Canadian poet, pioneer of video poetry
- Tom Leppard, English surfer
- Tom Mix, American cowboy actor
- Tomm Moore, Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmaker
- Tom Morello, American guitarist from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
- Oswald 'Tom' Mosley, English politician, known principally as the founder of the British Union of Fascists
- Tom Odell, British singer
- Tom Parker (disambiguation)
- Tom Pratt (American football), American football coach
- Tom Petty, American musician and singer-songwriter
- Tom Poston, American actor
- Tom Rehder, American football player
- Tom Riddle, fictional Harry Potter series villain
- Tom Selleck, American actor and film producer
- Tom Simpson (disambiguation)
- Tom Smothers, American comedian, composer, and musician
- Tom Stolhandske, American football player
- Tom Symonds, Australian Rugby League player
- Tom Thumb, A character of English folklore
- Tom Tsuchiya, American sculptor
- Tom Verlaine, American guitarist for the punk band Television
- Tom Vu, Vietnamese-American poker player, real estate investor and speaker
- Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
- Tom Welling, American actor best known for playing Clark Kent on Smallville
- Tom Zé, Brazilian singer‐songwriter
Notable people with Tom as given name include:
- Tom Boonen, Belgian cyclist
- Tom Kaulitz, guitarist of band Tokio Hotel
- Tom Segev, Israeli historian, author, and journalist
- Tom Tykwer, German film director
- Tom Veen, Dutch politician
See also
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