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I like feminized forms of Thomas (Thomasine and Thomasa / Tomasa, though not Thomasina particularly) but didn't really get into it becuase it's a bit cumbersome and no nicknames were coming to mind. But what do to you think of Thoma or Toma? Kind of funny that they didn't occur to me earlier, being so obvious. :-/ I prefer them said TOE-ma (even though it's a bit inconsistent with Thomasine "TOM-a-sine", though not Thomasa "toe-MAH-sa") and like the Th spelling more between the two.
So what do you all think? Alright? Good? Ugly? ;-) My pronunciation irking you? Purists bothered that Toma is a nickname for Tamara and a masculine form of Thomas?
So what do you all think? Alright? Good? Ugly? ;-) My pronunciation irking you? Purists bothered that Toma is a nickname for Tamara and a masculine form of Thomas?
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It's okay, not really my thing. Toma brings tomatoes to mind right away, so it's out for me. It's cute though, and I like TOE-mah.
It's okay, not really my thing. Toma brings tomatoes to mind right away, so it's out for me. It's cute though, and I like TOE-mah.
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I also prefer the Thoma spelling, and I actually said TOE-ma when I saw the subject like before I even opened this. It's not really my style, but I like it for osmeone else.
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It's not really my style, but I like it for someone else.
I'll take that. :-) I figured it'd be a name that gets a lukewarm response.
I'll take that. :-) I figured it'd be a name that gets a lukewarm response.
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I know that is such a generic response, but it's true. It's refreshing, and I would genuinely enjoy seeing it in the BA's, you know? But it's not something that I feel inspired to add to my own list.
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I don't really care for Tamsin. It has a whiny, bratty kind of feel to me. :-/
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I like feminine variants of masculine names in general, personally, so in theory, I dig Thoma / Toma. However, the sound and appearance is instantly reminiscent of soma, the miracle drug everyone takes in Brave New World. And that's rather off-putting. :-/ If you were to use it, I'd go with Toma over Thoma, as Thoma looks like a typo for Thomas, but it's not doing it for me. I like how short and vibrant it is, ignoring the associations I've got. And I'm quite impure by many people's standards here, but I don't think the nickname/sometimes-masculine issues should come into it at all. ;-)
May I add Thomasin to your list of feminine Thomas variants? Al Franken has a daughter by the name, and while I don't know if it's pronounced EEN or IN at the end, I like to think that it's like saying "Thomas-in". I dig it more than Thomasine, though Thomasina's my favourite.
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ETA: After the soma business, I think of Tomah, Wisconsin. I've used the bathroom in their McDonald's uncountable times--it's the lunch/dinner stop on the Greyhound bus when I go home. The first time I heard of Tomah, I thought it was a very romantic sounding name for a place (and perhaps a boy, in the same way Micah might be), but any such illusions were shattered two years ago. ;-)
May I add Thomasin to your list of feminine Thomas variants? Al Franken has a daughter by the name, and while I don't know if it's pronounced EEN or IN at the end, I like to think that it's like saying "Thomas-in". I dig it more than Thomasine, though Thomasina's my favourite.
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ETA: After the soma business, I think of Tomah, Wisconsin. I've used the bathroom in their McDonald's uncountable times--it's the lunch/dinner stop on the Greyhound bus when I go home. The first time I heard of Tomah, I thought it was a very romantic sounding name for a place (and perhaps a boy, in the same way Micah might be), but any such illusions were shattered two years ago. ;-)
This message was edited 10/10/2007, 2:21 PM
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Soma is the name of an actual drug, too -- it's a muscle relaxer. :)
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