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n usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas. It originates from

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''t’om’a'', meaning ''twin''. In the Russian language, it is a diminutive of the female given name Tamara. In Japan, it is a male name of a different origin. The meaning will vary by which

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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 Svetlana Andreevna Toma (, born Svetlana Andreevna Fomichyova (; born 24 May 1947) is a Moldovan-Russian and Soviet actress. She debuted at the Moldova-Film studio in 1966. She worked in the Soviet Union. She is the mother of the actress Irina La ...

(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''

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