Boy's name

Tomás

“tuh-MAWS”

IPA: /t̪ˠəˈmˠɑːsˠ/

the Irish form of Thomas

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The story behind the name

Tomás Ó Criomhthain of the Great Blasket wrote 'An tOileánach' (The Islandman), which ends with one of the most quoted lines in Irish: 'ní bheidh ár leithéidí arís ann' — our likes will not be there again.

Its age Associated with 1929 — Partition — Free State & Northern Ireland. See Ireland in that year on the atlas ↗

Where the name belongs

Kerry

Quick answers

How do you pronounce Tomás?

Tomás is pronounced “tuh-MAWS” (IPA: t̪ˠəˈmˠɑːsˠ). Irish has three main dialect groups (Ulster, Connacht and Munster) and many names are said differently in each. The respellings here give the pronunciation most commonly heard in Irish English; where a well-known variant exists, both are shown.

What does the name Tomás mean?

Tomás means the Irish form of Thomas.

Is Tomás a boy's or a girl's name?

Tomás is traditionally a boy's name in Ireland.

How popular is the name Tomás in Ireland?

Tomás was the number 16 boys' name in the Republic of Ireland in 2025, from number 11 ten years earlier. Its best year was 1965, at number 5. Source: the CSO's register of names given three or more times.

How else is Tomás spelled?

Other spellings and equivalents include Thomas, Tom. Irish names were written down by English-speaking clerks for centuries, which is why so many spellings survive for one name.

In the register

#16 for boys in 2025 (#11 in 2015) · best: #5 in 1965

The full register → CSO, Republic of Ireland, names given three or more times.

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