Tom

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.3 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 4 Norwegian 4.1 Proper noun 5 Portuguese 5.1 Proper noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /tɒm/
• (GenAm) IPA: /tɑm/
• Rhymes: -ɒm

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Tom

Plural -

Tom

1. A diminutive of Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
2. Used by 1377 as a type of a nickname for a common man.
3. In the 17th century, applied as a nickname for several exceptionally large balls.

[edit] Quotations

• 1605 William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act III, Scene IV

  Poor Tom's a-cold.

• 1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch. VI

  "Becky Thatcher. What's yours? Oh, I know. It's Thomas Sawyer."

  "That's the name they lick me by. I'm Tom when I'm good. You call me Tom, will you?"

• 2008 David Park, The Truth Commissioner, ISBN 9780747591290, page 366

  "We're not sure - we were expecting a girl for some reason. But we're thinking of something simple like Tom."

  "Thomas?"

  "No, just Tom."

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of Mot , MOT

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Tom

1. A male given name borrowed from English.

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Tom

1. A male given name borrowed from English.

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Tom

1. A male given name borrowed from English.

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[edit] Portuguese

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Tom

1. A diminutive of the male given name Antônio, cognate to English Tony.

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[edit] Swedish

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Tom

1. A male given name borrowed from English.