Foma

fu-MA

Russian variation of Thomas, Aramaic

"twin"

Foma Origin and Meaning

The name Foma is a boy's name meaning "twin".

One of many international variants of Thomas, Foma is a Russian form, used in its native country and in Moldova, though rarely anywhere else. It does however appear in several Russian classics, including Dostoevsky's novel The Village of Stepanchikovo, A Bewitched Place by Nikolai Gogol, and in Foma Gordeyev by Maxim Gorky.