Worldwide, Tom (Tom 
, توم 
, Томас 
, among others...) is a widespread predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Tom is habitual in Luxembourg, where it is a common male name, Ireland, and Belgium (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Tom is the last name as well as the forename.
Tom is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Tom | United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, Belgium, United States |
| توم | Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Iraq |
| Томас | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, Russia |
| ตอม | Thailand |
| トム | Japan |
| Том | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Armenia |
| טום, תם | Israel |
| টম | Bangladesh |
| 汤姆 | China |
Leisure, Nakoshi, Nakosi, Som, Son, Tamas, Tame, Tamás, Thom, Thoma, Thomas, Toma, Toman, Tomas, Tomaso, Tomasso, Tomasz, Tomaz, Tomaž, Tombs, Tomcod, Tome, Tomeczek, Tomek, Tomes, Tomi, Tommaso, Tommi, Tommie, Tommis, Tommy, Tomo, Tomos, Toms, Tomus, Tomy, Tomás, Tomáš, Tomé, Tono, Toom, Toomas, Toombes, Toombs, Tòm, Tóm, Tôm, Tõm, Tōm, Tơm,
Tom is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Thomas the Apostle , the Apostle of Jesus Christ; Tom Sawyer , the title character of the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Lord Voldemort , the main antagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Tom Swift , the fictional literary character and book series and Tommy Vercetti , the protagonist of the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and in many other works.
| tom brown English translator and writer of satire, GB (b. 1662) |
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| tom cox English highwayman, GB (b. 1666) |
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| tom brown British Army soldier, GB (b. 1705) |
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| tom king British highwayman (b. 1712) |
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tom walker cricketer (1762-1831) (b. 1762) |
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| tom nevers, nantucket Native American businessman (b. 1725) |
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tom souville French privateer, FR (b. 1777) |
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tom cribb British boxer (1781-1848), GB (b. 1781) |
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tom goodisson British jockey (b. 1782) |
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tom molineaux American boxer, US (b. 1784) |
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| tom shaw American football player (1739-1795), US (b. 1739) |
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tom spring British boxer, GB (b. 1795) |
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| tom sueter English cricketer (1750-1827), GB (b. 1750) |
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tom taylor English playwright, GB (b. 1817) |
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tom hyer American boxer, US (b. 1819) |
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