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Tomie
How to Pronounce Tomie
Pronounced TOH-mee /ΛtoΚ.mi/Medium
Meaning: Tomie is a rare early-American girl's name, most plausibly a pet form of Thomasina or Thomasine, the feminine of Thomas, from the Aramaic for 'twin.' It may also stand as a short form of a name like Naomi. The routes are uncertain; where it traces to Thomas, the meaning is 'twin.'Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Tomie appears in United States records from around 1912, a rare girl's name most plausibly a pet form of Thomasina, the feminine of Thomas, from Aramaic for 'twin.' It may instead shorten a name like Naomi; the routes are uncertain. It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its mid-1920s high.
A girl named Tomie then would be a great-grandmother today, and the name reads as a homey, early-century one. It has not revived as an American girls' name, and its precise route stays uncertain rather than overstated.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tomie mean?
It is most likely a pet form of Thomasina, the feminine of Thomas, from Aramaic for 'twin'; the routes are uncertain.
How do you pronounce Tomie?
It's said TOH-mee /ΛtoΚ.mi/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Tomie a boy or girl name?
Here Tomie is used as a girl's name; similar spellings serve as a boys' pet form of Thomas.
How popular is Tomie?
It was always rare, an early-twentieth-century pet form given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak.