Thomasina, Thomasine, or Thomasena is the feminine form of the

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, which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to Tamsin. Tamsin can be used as a name in itself; variants of Tamsin include Tamsyn, Tamzin, Tamsen, Tammi, Tamzie and Tamasin. The version "Tamsin" is especially popular in

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. Along with

Tamara Tamara may refer to: People * Tamara (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Tamara Macarena Valcárcel Serrano, Spanish singer, also known mononymously as Tamara * Tamara, another stage name of Spanish ...

it is the ancestor of " Tammy".

People named Thomasina (and variants)

Tammi

Tammi Patterson Tammi Patterson (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian former professional tennis player. Patterson has won one singles title and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 21 February 2011, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No ...

(born 1990), Australian tennis player *

Tammi Terrell Thomasina Winifred Montgomery (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970), professionally known as Tammi Terrell, was an American singer-songwriter, widely known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, notably for a series of duets with ...

(1945–1970), American recording artist

Tammie

* Tammie Jo Shults (born 1961), American commercial airline captain, author, and retired naval aviator

Tammy

Tamsen

* Tamsen Donner (1801–1847), third wife of

George Donner The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the ...

of the

Donner Party The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California interim government, 1846-1850, California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent ...

* Tamsen Fadal (born 1970), American journalist, news anchor, author and host/executive producer * Tamsen McGarry (born 1982), Irish alpine skier *

Emil Tamsen Emil Carl Christiaan Tamsen (2 January 1862 – 30 July 1957) was a South African Philately, philatelist, who was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921.Background notes on The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists September 2011 ...

(1862–1957), South African philatelist

Tamsin

Tamsin Blanchard Tamsin Blanchard is a British fashion journalist, author, and lecturer. She is particularly known for her work on sustainability and ecological issues in fashion. Early life and education Blanchard was born in Liverpool and took a fashion journali ...

, British fashion journalist *

Tamsin Carroll Tamsin Georgina Carroll (born 13 February 1979) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her performances in musical theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom. Early life Carroll was born and raised in Sydney. Her parents are Austral ...

(born 1979), Australian actress * Tamsin Cook (born 1998), Australian swimmer *

Tamsin Dunwoody Moyra Tamsin Dunwoody (born 3 September 1958), sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, is a British Labour politician who served as the Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 2003 to 2007. She served in t ...

(born 1958), sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, British politician *

Tamsin Edwards Tamsin Edwards is a British climate scientist and Professor at King's College London. She is a popular science communicator and writes for the Public Library of Science (PLOS). Early life and education Edwards became interested in physics aft ...

, British climate scientist *

Tamsin Egerton Tamsin Olivia Egerton-Dick (born 26 November 1988) is an English actress known for her roles as Chelsea Parker in the 2007 film '' St Trinian's'', Holly Goodfellow in the 2005 film '' Keeping Mum'' and Guinevere in the 2011 television series ''Ca ...

(born 1988), British actress *

Tamsin Ford Tamsin Jane Ford (born 17 September 1966) is a British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health. Since 2019 she has been based at the University of Cambridge where she is now Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Head of th ...

(born 1966), British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health *

Tamsin Greenway Tamsin Greenway (born 6 October 1982) is a former England netball international. She was a member of the England teams that won bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011 and 2015 Netball World Cups. Between 2006 and 2018 she ...

(born 1982), English netball player *

Tamsin Greig Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is a British actress. She is known for both dramatic and comedic roles. She played Fran Katzenjammer in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Black Books'', Dr Caroline Todd in the Channel 4 sitcom '' Green W ...

(born 1966), British actress *

Tamsin Heatley Tamsin Heatley is a British actress. She has appeared on television programmes such as The Bill, The Young Ones, Horrid Henry, Fimbles, Tweenies, Big & Small and various other children's television shows. Her father was Norman Heatley, a bioche ...

, British actress and voice artist *

Tamsin Hinchley Tamsin Hinchley (née Barnett, born 10 March 1980) is a retired Australian indoor and beach volleyball player. Born in Adelaide, Hinchley was on the Australian indoor squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, Hin ...

(born 1980), Australian volleyball player *

Tamsin Mather Tamsin Alice Mather (born 1976) is a British Professor of Earth Sciences at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford and a Fellow of University College, Oxford. She studies volcanic processes and their impacts on the Earth's en ...

(born 1976), British Professor of Earth Sciences *

Tamsin Pickeral Tamsin Pickeral (née Hughes; born 1971) is a British author and art historian. She is best known for her art books and books on animals. Career Following school, Pickeral won a scholarship to study History of Art and Architecture in Italy, befor ...

(born 1971), British author and art historian *

Tamsin West Tamsin West (born 7 March 1974) is an Australian child actress and singer. She made her film debut as Jennifer Grey in '' Jenny Kissed Me'' and played Jane Cannon in ''Frog Dreaming.'' She is perhaps best known to television viewers as Linda Tw ...

(born 1974), Australian actress and singer

Tamsyn

* Tamsyn Challenger, Cornish artist * Dame

Tamsyn Imison Dame Tamsyn Imison, DBE (1 May 1937 – 18 September 2017) was a prominent British educator and "educational strategist" whose first career was as a scientific illustrator. Imison was educated at Somerville College, Oxford. After having a famil ...

(1937–2017), British educator * Tamsyn Leevey (born 1978) New Zealand squash player *

Tamsyn Manou Tamsyn Carolyn Lewis (born 20 July 1978) is an Australian media personality and former track and field athlete who won a total of eighteen Australian Championships across the 400 metres, 800 metres and 400 m hurdles. She first repre ...

(born 1978), Australian athlete and middle-distance runner *

Tamsyn Muir Tamsyn Elizabeth Muir (born 14 March 1985) is a New Zealand fantasy, science fiction, and horror author best known for ''The Locked Tomb'', a science fantasy series of novels. Muir won the 2020 Locus Award for her first novel, ''Gideon the Nint ...

, New Zealand author of fantasy, science fiction and horror genres *

Oona Tamsyn King Oona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow (born 22 October 1967), is a British business executive and former British Labour Party politician. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005; and a member of t ...

, Baroness King of Bow (born 1967), British Labour politician

Tamzin

Tamzin Malleson Tamzin Malleson (born 1 May 1974) is an English actress. Early life and education Malleson was born in Yeovil, and attended Horsley Primary School in Horsley, Gloucestershire, where she had her first taste of acting as a Munchkin. She furthere ...

(born 1974), British actress * Tamzin Merchant (born 1987), British actress *

Tamzin Outhwaite Tamzin Maria Outhwaite (; born 5 November 1970) is an English actress, presenter and narrator. From 1998-2002, and again from 2018-2019, she played the role of Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. She has also starred in a number of ...

(born 1970), British actress * Tamzin Thomas (born 1997), South African sprinter

Thomasin

Thomasin von Zirclaere Thomasin von Zirclaere, also called Thomasîn von Zerclaere or Tommasino Di Cerclaria (c. 1186 – c. 1235) was an Italian Middle High German lyric poet. The epic poem ''Der Wälsche Gast'' (original: ''Der welhische gast'', "The Romance stranger ...

or Tommasino Di Cerclaria (c.1186–c.1235), Italian Middle High German lyric poet. *

Thomasin McKenzie Thomasin Katherin Helen Harcourt McKenzie (born 26 July 2000) is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in '' The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014), she rose to critical prominence for playing a young girl living in isolation in ...

(born 2000), New Zealand actress

Thomasina

Thomasina Jordan Thomasina Elizabeth Jordan (Red Hawk Woman) (? – 1999) was an American Indian (Wampanoag) activist who became the first American Indian to serve in the United States Electoral College in 1988. Jordan received bachelor's and master's degrees in ...

(?–1999), American Indian activist who became the first American Indian to serve in the United States Electoral College *

Thomasina Miers Thomasina Jean Miers, Order of the British Empire, OBE (born February 1976) is an English cook, writer and television presenter. She is the co-founder of the Wahaca chain of Mexican street food restaurants. Early life Thomasina Jean Miers wa ...

(born 1976), British chef * Thomasina Pidgeon (born 1975), Canadian rock climber *

Thomasina Winslow Thomasina Winslow (August 15, 1965 – January 13, 2023) was an American blues musician and the daughter of folk musician Tom Winslow. As a toddler, she sang back-up on her father's folk music classic ''Hey Looka Yonder (It's The Clearwater''); ...

(1965-2023}, American blues musician * Thomazina Muliercula (died 1603), English jester at the court of Elizabeth I

Thomasine

Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd Baroness Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd (9 November 17732 July 1856) was a Danish author, born in Copenhagen. Her maiden name was Buntzen. Life and writing She married the famous writer Peter Andreas Heiberg when she was 16 years ...

(1773–1856), Danish author * Thomasine, Lady Percival (–), Cornish benefactress * Thomas(ine) Hall (–after 1629), an intersex individual in British America * Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen (1705–1776), Danish courtier

Fictional Thomasinas

Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Heelis (; 28 July 186622 December 1943), usually known as Beatrix Potter ( ), was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as '' ...

's Thomasina Tittlemouse. * Tamsin Yeobright from ''

The Return of the Native ''The Return of the Native'' is the sixth published novel by English author Thomas Hardy. It first appeared in the magazine ''Belgravia'', a publication known for its sensationalism, and was presented in twelve monthly instalments from 9 Januar ...

'' by

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Literary realism, Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry ...

. Her name is given alternately as Tamsin or Thomasin throughout the book. * Thomasina, the feline heroine of the 1957 book '' Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was God'' by

Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. ...

and ''

The Three Lives of Thomasina ''The Three Lives of Thomasina'' is a 1963 fantasy film directed by Don Chaffey about a cat's influence on a family. Patrick McGoohan and Susan Hampshire star alongside child actors Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber. Based on Paul Gallico's 195 ...

'', a 1964 Disney film based on the book. * Thomasina, a character in

Tom Stoppard Sir Tom Stoppard (; born , 3 July 1937) is a Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter. He has written for film, radio, stage, and television, finding prominence with plays. His work covers the themes of human rights, censorship, and politi ...

's '' Arcadia''. * Thomasina, a character in the television series ''

Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...

''. * "Thomasina", a song by

The Besnard Lakes The Besnard Lakes ( ) are a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Formed in 2003 by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas, the band also includes Kevin Laing (drums), Richard White (guitar), Sheenah Ko (keyboa ...

. * Tamsin, a character in the television series ''

Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...

''. * Thomasin, a character in

Robert Eggers Robert Houston Eggers (born July 7, 1983) is an American filmmaker who has written and directed '' The Witch'' (2015), '' The Lighthouse'' (2019), '' The Northman'' (2022), and ''Nosferatu'' (2024). His films blend elements of horror, folklore, ...

' 2015 film '' The Witch''. * Tamasin Reedbourne, a character in

C. J. Sansom Christopher John Sansom (9 December 1952 – 27 April 2024) was a British writer of Historical mystery, historical crime novels, best known for his Shardlake series, Matthew Shardlake series. He also wrote the spy novel ''Winter in Madrid'' and ...

's ''

Shardlake The ''Shardlake series'' is a series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom, set in 16th century Tudor period, Tudor England. The series features barrister Matthew Shardlake, who, while navigating the religious reforms of Henry VIII of Engl ...

'' book series. * Thomasina Tuckerton, a character in

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

's ''

The Pale Horse ''The Pale Horse'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1961,Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon. ''Collins Crime Club – A checklist of ...

''.

Similar names

* Tammy *

* Tamar * Tasmin * Tazmin

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