Tomé
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English
Proper noun
Tomé
- A commune and city in Chile.
- A former department of Chile.
Translations
Galician
Etymology
From Latin Thōmās, from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs), the Biblical Greek transcription of Aramaic תאומא or תאמא (“twin”), the nickname of one of the Twelve Apostles.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tomé m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas
- (biblical) Thomas (one of the Apostles)
- a patronymical surname
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tome”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tome”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- "Tomé" in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛ
Proper noun
Tomé m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Thomas
- (biblical) Thomas (one of the Apostles)
- Synonym: Tomás
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tomé f
- Tomé (a commune and city in Tomé, Chile)
- (historical) A department of Chile