Tomás
Hispanic male name
Tomás is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Thomas, meaning twin.
Common in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America, it remains popular among Spanish-speaking families in the United States: Tomás was named after his grandfather.
Of Spanish-speaking origin
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- given namePersonal name from birth
- masculineMale in character
baptismal · namesake · biblical · apostle · Catholic · saint · patron · naming
Latin American by heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- Spanish-speakingUsing Castilian language
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
Brazilian · Iberian · Latin American · Chicano · telenovela · futbol · familia · abuelita
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- colonialOf occupied territories
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
- friarMendicant order member
missionary · inquisition · nobility · hidalgo · empire · crown · Catholic · monastery
Nature, symbol, or role
- protagonistStory's central figure
- novelNew and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- narrativeAccount of events
storyline · bildungsroman · memoir · tale · saga · author · playwright · poet
Hispanic
Of Spanish-speaking origin
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- given namePersonal name from birth
masculine · baptismal · namesake · biblical · apostle · Catholic · saint · patron · naming · christening
Latino
Latin American by heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- Spanish-speakingUsing Castilian language
- MexicanOf or from Tenochtitlan's successor
Portuguese · Brazilian · Iberian · Latin American · Chicano · telenovela · futbol · familia · abuelita · quinceañera
conquistador
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
- explorerOne who investigates unfamiliar regions
- colonialOf occupied territories
- viceroyRoyal colonial governor
friar · missionary · inquisition · nobility · hidalgo · empire · crown · Catholic · monastery · saint
character
Nature, symbol, or role
- protagonistStory's central figure
- novelNew and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
narrative · storyline · bildungsroman · memoir · tale · saga · author · playwright · poet · literary figure
- Tom Hanks
- Tom and JerryClassic animated adversaries
- Tom Cruise
- peeping TomSecretly watches private moments
- Tom Sawyer
- Tommy gunsAutomatic gangster weapons