Thomas
Aramaic for twin
Thomas is a common English given name of biblical origin, borne by the apostle known for doubting Christ's resurrection until seeing proof—hence doubting Thomas for a skeptic who demands evidence.
The name has produced numerous surnames (Thompson, Thomson) and remains widely used: Thomas Edison, Thomas Jefferson, Dylan Thomas. (Lowercase thomas occasionally means a male cat.)
Lack of firm belief
- discipleCommitted follower of teaching
- faithTrust without proof
- GospelChristian salvation teaching
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
resurrection · twin · Christianity · New Testament · miracle · scripture · saint · Judea
Informal substitute name
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- commonWidespread and unremarkable
- popularWidely admired by many
- classicOf lasting excellence
traditional · English · Welsh · Christian · medieval · biblical · Thompson · Thomson
Rigorous dialectical learning method
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- theologyStudy of the divine
- DominicanPreaching order member
metaphysics · ethics · natural law · reason · faith · medieval · saint · doctor
Creator of original devices
- lightbulbElectric illumination source
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- Menlo ParkNew Jersey invention site
patents · telegraph · motion picture · laboratory · genius · innovation · filament · direct current
Italian masculine name
- muralWall-applied artwork
- MilanLombardy's capital city
- apostlesZealous promoters of causes
- JesusChristian faith's divine son
betrayal · Eucharist · Passover · Jerusalem · table · bread · wine · Judas
Elected leader of nation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- MonticelloVirginia presidential estate
- founding fatherMale institutional originator
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
Virginia · statesman · democracy · liberty · architect · Sally Hemings · embargo · enlightenment
doubt
Lack of firm belief
Jesus · resurrection · twin · Christianity · New Testament · miracle · scripture · saint · Judea · India
nickname
Informal substitute name
classic · traditional · English · Welsh · Christian · medieval · biblical · Thompson · Thomson · given name
scholasticism
Rigorous dialectical learning method
- AristotleGreek founder of formal logic
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- theologyStudy of the divine
Dominican · metaphysics · ethics · natural law · reason · faith · medieval · saint · doctor · Catholicism
inventor
Creator of original devices
- lightbulbElectric illumination source
- phonographGrooved disc audio player
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
Menlo Park · patents · telegraph · motion picture · laboratory · genius · innovation · filament · direct current · kinetoscope
Leonardo
Italian masculine name
Jesus · betrayal · Eucharist · Passover · Jerusalem · table · bread · wine · Judas · Peter
president
Elected leader of nation
- independenceFreedom from external control
- MonticelloVirginia presidential estate
- founding fatherMale institutional originator
Louisiana · Virginia · statesman · democracy · liberty · architect · Sally Hemings · embargo · enlightenment · agrarian
- First NamesJames, John, Mary, Elizabeth, William
- 1950s namesBarbara, Betty, Beverly, Bobby, Brenda
- American SurnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Kids TVSesame Street, SpongeBob, Arthur, Rugrats, Clifford
- Medieval NamesAlfred, Baldwin, Beatrice, Blanche, Edgar
- Saint NamesAgatha, Agnes, Ambrose, Andrew, Anthony
ThomasXerxes
Achaemenid king of kings
Bartholomew · Crispin · Percival · Eustace · Balthazar
Thomastrue believer
Completely committed adherent
blind faith · Peter · Abraham · Paul · Mary Magdalene
- Thomas EdisonProlific American inventor
- Thomas JeffersonThird American president
- Thomas Paine"Common Sense" author
- St. ThomasAmerican Caribbean island
- Thomas HardyVictorian novelist and poet
- Thomas AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian