Tom (given name)

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Tom is mostly used as a diminutive of Thomas. In Germanic countries and Scandinavia, "Tom" is in use as a formal given name. In modern Hebrew, the name Tom (Hebrew: תם, תום) is used as a unisex name, with the meaning of "innocence, naivety, simplicity" or "the end.”

Tom
GenderMale
Language(s)Aramaic
Origin
DerivationThomas

The name Tôm also exists as an independent Aramaic name.

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Artists

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  • Tom Luckey (1940–2012), American architect and sculptor
  • Tomm Moore (born 1977), Irish illustrator, comics artist and filmmaker
  • Tom Palumbo (1921–2008), Italian born, American photographer
  • Tom Tsuchiya (born 1972), American sculptor

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  • Tom Brokaw (born 1940), American anchor for NBC
  • Tom Clancy (1947–2013), American author
  • Tom DeSanto (born 1968), American film producer and screenwriter
  • Tom Freston (born 1945), American media proprietor, businessman, and financier
  • Tom Fulp (born 1978), American programmer, creator of Newgrounds
  • Tom Konyves (born 1947), Canadian poet, pioneer of video poetry
  • Tom Hagen (born 1950), Norwegian businessman
  • Tom Hooper (born 1972), British-Australian film director
  • Tom McGillis, Canadian producer
  • Tom McLaury (1853–1881), Wild West gunfighter
  • Tom Moore (1920–2021), known as Captain Tom, a British Army officer
  • Tom Mylan (born 1976), American butcher, author, writer
  • Tom O'Carroll (born 1945), British paedophilia advocate
  • Tom Ruegger, American animator and screenwriter
  • Tom Segev (born 1945), Israeli historian, author, and journalist
  • Tom Stone (magician), Swedish magician, editor and author
  • Tom Stoppard (born 1937), British playwright and screenwriter
  • Tom Tykwer (born 1965), German film director

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