Tom.
A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
A nickname for a common man.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
Ellipsis of Uncle Tom.
A United States two-dollar bill.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dollar-bill sense is from the portrait of Thomas Jefferson featured on it.
Synonym of menstruation.
Sorry, maybe next week. Uncle Tom is visiting.
Maybe later. Tom is in town.
Where this word comes from
Variant of TOM (“time of the month”) influenced by the name.
A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.
Where this word comes from
Possibly onomatopoeia, conflated with the given name, given the practice of giving objects such as Big Ben human names. Alternatively, it may derive from an inscription on the old bell used as metal to make the Great Tom of Oxford in 1680: In Thomæ laude resono bim bom sine fraude.
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