Toma (name)

In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin.

It is also a female name, derived from Tamar, a Hebrew Bible name. In particular, in Russian language it is a diminutive of the name Tamara.

In Japan, it is a male name which is unrelated with the Bible nor "Thomas." 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 (born 1976), Romanian football player
 * Alexandru Toma (1875–1954), Romanian poet, journalist and translator
 * András Toma (1925–2004), Hungarian soldier, the last prisoner of WW2 to be repatriated
 * Costică Toma (1928–2008), Romanian footballer
 * Dorin Toma (born 1977), Romanian footballer
 * Emile Toma (1919–1985), Palestinian political historian
 * George Toma (born 1929), American groundskeeper
 * HoSo Terra Toma, Korean American drag queen
 * Loredana Toma (born 1995), Romanian weightlifter
 * Miguel Ángel Toma, Argentine politician
 * Peter Toma, Hungarian-born computer scientist
 * Sanda Toma (rower) (born 1956), Romanian female rower
 * Sanda Toma (canoeist) (born 1970), Romanian female canoeist
 * Svetlana Toma (born 1947), Moldovan-Russian actress
 * Valer Toma (born 1957), Romanian rower
 * Veresa Toma (born 1981), Fijian footballer
 * Yumi Tōma (born 1966), 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 (1935–1990), Croatian musician and artist
 * Toma Caragiu (1925–1977), Romanian actor
 * Toma Ciorbă (1864–1936), Romanian physician
 * Toma Enache (born 1970), Romanian film director
 * Toma Ghițulescu (1902–1983), Romanian engineer, politician, and Olympic bobsledder
 * Toma Ikuta (born 1984), Japanese actor and singer
 * Toma Macovei (1911–2003), Romanian soldier and linguist
 * Toma Ovici, Romanian tennis player
 * Toma Prošev (1931–1996), Macedonian composer
 * Toma Rosandić (1878–1959), Croatian sculptor
 * Toma Sik (Toma Ŝik) (1939–2004), Hungarian-Israeli peace activist
 * Toma Simionov (born 1955), Romanian canoer
 * Toma Toke (born 1985), Tongan rugby union player
 * Toma Tomov (born 1958), Bulgarian athlete
 * Toma Zdravkov (born 1987), Bulgarian singer, winner of Music Idol song contest
 * Toma Zdravković (1938–1991), Serbian folk singer

Fictional characters

 * Toma Kamijo, main protagonist of A Certain Magical Index