Toma (name)
In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas. It originates from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin.
In the Russian language, it is a diminutive of the female given name Tamara.
In Japan, it is a male name of a different origin. The meaning will vary by which kanji are used to write this name. There is also a Japanese surname name Tōma.
People with this surname
- Adrian Toma, Romanian football player
- Alexandru Toma, Romanian poet, journalist and translator
- András Toma, Hungarian soldier, the last prisoner of WW2 to be repatriated
- Costică Toma, Romanian footballer
- Dorin Toma, Romanian footballer
- Emile Toma, Palestinian political historian
- George Toma, American groundskeeper
- HoSo Terra Toma, Korean American drag queen
- Loredana Toma, Romanian weightlifter
- Miguel Ángel Toma, Argentine politician
- Peter Toma, Hungarian-born computer scientist
- Sanda Toma (rower), Romanian female rower
- Sanda Toma (canoeist), Romanian female canoeist
- Svetlana Toma, Moldovan-Russian actress
- Valer Toma, Romanian rower
- Veresa Toma, Fijian footballer
- Yumi Tōma, Japanese voice actress
People with this given name
- Russian-language diminutive for feminine name Tamara
- Toma bar Yacoub, 9th century Nestorian Assyrian bishop
- Toma Bebić, Croatian musician and artist
- Toma Caragiu, Romanian actor
- Toma Ciorbă, Romanian physician
- Toma Enache, Romanian film director
- Toma Ghițulescu, Romanian engineer, politician, and Olympic bobsledder
- Toma Hanlon, American actress, singer, male impersonator
- Toma Ikuta, Japanese actor and singer
- Toma Macovei, Romanian soldier and linguist
- Toma Ovici, Romanian tennis player
- Toma Prošev, Macedonian composer
- Toma Rosandić, Croatian sculptor
- Toma Sik, Hungarian-Israeli peace activist
- Toma Simionov, Romanian canoer
- Toma Toke, Tongan rugby union player
- Toma Tomov, Bulgarian athlete
- Toma Zdravkov, Bulgarian singer, winner of Music Idol song contest
- Toma Zdravković, Serbian folk singer
Fictional characters
- Toma Kamijo, main protagonist of ''A Certain Magical Index''