Meaning: Its source is an Aramaic expression meaning "Twin."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Spanish.

Popularity: The name Tomasa ranked 1221st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: The original Greek form of this name, Didymos, began as a nickname for one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Christian scriptures. Other names based on the nicknames of disciples include Peter and Thaddeus.