First names in Hebrew

First name Tommy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תומא

Gematria value: 447

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tommy is written תומא

Tommy is a pet form of Thomas, תומא in Aramaic.

Meaning and origin

What does Tommy mean?

Meaning: "twin" (pet form of Thomas)
Origin: Aramaic

Tommy is the English pet form of Thomas, which comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", the same word as the Hebrew te'om. Greek rendered it as Thomas, and the name spread across Europe and the English-speaking world.

Gematria

Tommy = 447

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. תומא has 4 letters:

• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total447

The verse of the name

From the letter Tav to the letter Aleph

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Tommy, from ת to א:

תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשׂוֹת רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּא׃

“Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.”

Proverbs 16:12

The book of your first name

Tommy, in nine pages

• Tommy, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Tommy
• Tommy, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Tommy in three answers

How do you write Tommy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tommy is written תומא. Tommy is a pet form of Thomas, תומא in Aramaic.

What is the gematria value of Tommy?
Written תומא, Tommy is worth 447: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Tommy mean?
Twin" (pet form of Thomas) (origin: Aramaic). Tommy is the English pet form of Thomas, which comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", the same word as the Hebrew te'om. Greek rendered it as Thomas, and the name spread across Europe and the English-speaking world.