Tuomas is a male given name common in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is the Finnish version of the name
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
. Common variations of Tuomas in Finland include
Tuomo Tuomo is a male given name common in Finland. It is a Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomo in Finland include Tuomas, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 16,000 pe ...
, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The
nameday
In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...
is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 32,000 people with this name in Finland.
Notable people
Some notable people who have this name include:
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Tuomas Aho, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Anhava, Finnish writer
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Tuomas Bryggari (1881-1964), Finnish politician
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Tuomas Enbuske, Finnish radio and TV presenter and journalist
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Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
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Tuomas Grönman, retired ice hockey player
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Tuomas Haapala, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen (born 25 December 1976) is a Finnish musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the primary songwriter, keyboardist, and founding member of symphonic metal band Nightwish. He has stated that his son ...
, Finnish musician
* , Finnish historian
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Tuomas Huhtanen, Finnish ice hockey left winger
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Tuomas W. Hyrskymurto, Finnish merchant and communist
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Tuomas Kansikas, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer
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Tuomas Ketola
Tuomas Ketola (born 21 February 1975) is a Finnish former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour.
Career
Ketola was the number two tennis player in Finland behind Jarkko Nieminen and reached a career high doubles ranking of 76 on October 1 ...
, Finnish former tennis player
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Tuomas Kiiskinen, Finnish ice hockey player
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Tuomas Kuparinen, Finnish football player
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Tuomas Kyrö, Finnish author and cartoonist
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Tuomas Kytömäki, Finnish actor
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Tuomas Latikka, Finnish football player
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Tuomas Markkula, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Nieminen, Finnish long track speed skater
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Tuomas Tarkki
Tuomas Sakari Tarkki (born 28 February 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender and the goaltending coach of the Finnish women's national team. He played college ice hockey in the NCAA and professionally in the Finnish Liiga ...
, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
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Tuomas Peltonen, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Pihlman, Finnish ice hockey player
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Tuomas Planman, Finnish musician
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Tuomas Rannankari, Finnish footballer
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Tuomas Rantanen, Finnish musician
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Tuomas Sammelvuo, Finnish volleyball player
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Tuomas Santavuori, Finnish professional ice hockey forward
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Tuomas Seppälä, Finnish musician
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Tuomas Suominen, Finnish ice hockey player
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Tuomas Vänttinen, Finnish ice hockey player
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Tuomas Vohlonen, Finnish inventor
As a middle name
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See also
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Tuomo Tuomo is a male given name common in Finland. It is a Finnish version of the name Thomas. Common variations of Tuomo in Finland include Tuomas, Toomas, Tomas and Thoma. The nameday is the 21st of December. As of 2013 there are more than 16,000 pe ...
References
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Finnish masculine given names
Masculine given names