Talk:Thomas
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Listing people who had the surname Thomas is futile enough, we don't need to start listing all the people with the same first name, too.
I did, however, notice that a few people were called Thomas of something, including Aquinas, so these could be included in the list of those known by one name... --Joy [shallot] 13:49, 26 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I disagree, people may be interested in the origin of their name 1:09 November 25 2005
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[edit] Moved all the personal names into the "Thomas" list of names
Since the article already described the other list List_of_people_by_name:_Tho#Thom, I moved all the personal names there.
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However, in recent centuries the name has lost what religious sense that it held.
- Ok, which was the religious sense that this name held? Moreover, which name used by religious figures along history has kept its religious sense? The quotation above seems to me to be unprecise and irrelevant. 201.6.119.5 15:00, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thomas Genealogy
I would like to see the Thomas family geneology added to this article. What do you think? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Agthoma (talk • contribs) 03:24, 8 January 2007 (UTC).
- I don't believe there is a single 'Thomas' family; I think there are many, many families called Thomas. Thus, a 'Thomas family genealogy' would be impractical and meaningless to add to this article. Skittle 14:37, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Aramaic/ Hebrew
It says that it "originated from the Aramaic designation תום or Tôm." I can read Hebrew and תום is Tom in Hebrew. Is it supposed to say that Tom is Aramaic, or does Aramaic use the same characters as Hebrew? Just curious. Sir Akroy 00:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- The Aramaic alphabet is the source of the Hebrew 'square script', and many varieties of Aramaic are written in this script. It's just better known as Hebrew. — Gareth Hughes 11:22, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Other abbreviations
What about the abbreviation Thos? I think it's still valid even though it's a bit antiquated.
