In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t’om’a, meaning twin. In the Russian language, Toma may be a diminutive of the male first name Avtonom. It is also a female name, meaning "date palm tree", derived from Tamar, which is a Hebrew Bible name. In Japan, it is a male name which is unrelated with the Bible nor "Thomas." The meaning will vary by which kanji are used to write this name. Another name, Tōma, may also be Latinized as "Toma." People with this surname The Toma family is originally from Muralto (Switzerland) who emigrated to Eastern Europe between the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. 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 drag queen 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 (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 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), (properly Ikuta Tōma), 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 See also Tola (name) Tomești (disambiguation) Tomulești (disambiguation) Tona (name) Tova References Notes Sources Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. Aromanian