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Tommy name meaning

First Name
179k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
354
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Tommy mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Tommy

User Submitted Origins

English
61%
American
32%
Vietnamese
4%
Greek
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Minnesota, U.S., the name Tommy is of Lesotho origin and means "God's Gift".
  2. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Tommy means "Gift of god" and is of Spanish origin.
  3. According to 2 people from the United Kingdom, the name Tommy is of Greek origin and means "twin".
  4. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Tommy means "Has many wives".
  5. A submission from Louisiana, U.S. says the name Tommy means "Moon Child" and is of American origin.
  6. According to a user from Nigeria, the name Tommy means "Truth".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Tom"my
Senses
  1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food carried by workmen as their daily allowance.(Slang,Eng)
  2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not money.(Slang, Eng)
  3. Same as Tommy Atkins; -- a shortened form.(Colloq)

Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy master, tommy-store, tommy-shop,etc.

Wiktionary

Tom +‎ -y

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Thomas.
  2. (uncommon relative to the male given name) A diminutive of the female given name Thomasina.
  3. (colloquial) Tommy Atkins; a typical private in the British army; a British soldier.
  4. (by extension) Any common soldier; a member of the rank and file.

Tommy was also found in the following language(s): Danish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish

Notable Persons Named Tommy

Notable Persons Named Tommy

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has had major accomplishments since 1970. Tommy was born on September 15th, 1946 in San Saba, Texas, U.S.

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Tommy Wiseau

Tommy Wiseau is an actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. His most notable accomplishments were from 2003 to present.

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Tommy Chong

Tommy Chong is an actor, comedian, musician, and weed enthusiasts/activist. He was most prominent from 1962 to present. Tommy was given the name Thomas B. Kin Chong on May 24th, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger is a fashion designer. Tommy was given the name Thomas Jacob Hilfiger on March 24th, 1951 in Elmira, New York, U.S.

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Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee is a heavy metal music, hard rock, glam metal, alternative metal, rap metal, electro house, and progressive house musician. He plays Pearl Drums, Avedis Zildjian Company, Remo, Schecter Guitar Research, and Randall Amplifiers. He has had major accomplishments since 1979. Tommy was given the name Thomas Lee Bass on October 3rd, 1962 in Athens, Greece.

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Tommy Flanagan

Tommy Flanagan is an actor. He has been prominent since 1992. Tommy was born on July 3rd, 1965.

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  • Tommy Morrison
    Boxer
  • Tommy Robinson
    Tanning Salon Owner
  • Tommy Bolin
    Musician
  • Tommy Douglas
    Leader of the New Democratic Party
  • Tommy Ramone
    Musician
  • Tommy Shaw
    Musician
  • Tommy Thayer
    Musician
  • Tommy Emmanuel AM
    Musician
  • Tommy Haas
    Tennis Player
  • Tommy Davidson
    Actor
  • Tommy Dorsey
    Bandleader
  • Tommy Lasorda
    Baseball Player
  • Tommy Davis
  • Tommy Sotomayor
    Radio Personality

Notable Persons With the Last Name Tommy

Notable Persons With the Last Name Tommy

Tommy

Tommy is a comics character.

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Michael Tommy

Michael Tommy is a soccer player for the Mighty Blackpool F.C., Mighty Barrolle, Club Sport Herediano, A.D. Belén, Puntarenas F.C., C.S. Cartaginés, Municipal Liberia, and Sierra Leone national football team. Michael was born on June 30th, 1979 in Freetown.

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Andy Tommy

Andy Tommy was a football player. Andy was born on December 24th, 1911 in Hartland, New Brunswick. He died on April 23rd, 1972.

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Mikaela Tommy

Mikaela was born in 1995.

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Priscila Tommy

Priscila was born in 1991.

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Young Tommy

Young was born on December 25th, 1910 in Silay.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Tommy U.S.
  White 29.38% 64.26%
  African American 20.90% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 22.88% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 20.06% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 4.24% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.54% 16.26%

Of Last Name Tommy

People with the last name Tommy are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaska Native

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Fun Facts about the name Tommy

  • What name lists does Tommy rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Tommy? Tommy is the 415th most popular name of all time. As a last name Tommy was the 57,516th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Tommy have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 179,322 babies born with the first name Tommy in the United States. That's more than enough people named Tommy to occupy the country of Sao Tome and Principe with an estimated population of 172,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Tommy? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Tommy first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Tommy is Sunday, September 19th, 1875.
  • What year had the most people named Tommy born? The highest recorded use of the first name Tommy was in 1947 with a total of 4,593 babies. That's a lot of babies named Tommy!
  • Random Tommy Factoid: According to the 1942 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Tommy ranks 65th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Missouri. Imagine that, 101 babies in Missouri have the same name in 1942.
  • Weird things about the name Tommy: The name spelled backwards is Ymmot. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Mtymo. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Tommy? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 354 people with the last name Tommy.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Tommy? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Tommy as their last name since less than 1 person in 833k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Tommy name meaning

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