Thomasina

English, feminine variation of Thomas

Thomasina Origin and Meaning

The name Thomasina is a girl's name of English origin.

Though rarely used now that many parents would rather appropriate men's names than sweeten them with feminine endings, Thomasina does have some vintage appeal.

Thomasina Coverly plays a large part in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia. And Thomasina also has some critter cred--Thomasina Tittlemouse is a Beatirx Potter character, there's a Disney movie called The Three lives of Thomasina, about an enchanted cat, and a Paul Gallico novel titled Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She was God.

Another version is Thomasin, newly visible via the 2016 horror movie The Witch and also used for a major character in Thomas Hardy's novel The Return of the Native. Hardy's heroine is commonly called Tamsin, the more popular short form.

Thomasina Rank in US Top 1000

# 970 in the US

Thomasina Popularity

• 1892 Nameberry 2021

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Famous People Named Thomasina

• Thomasina Winifred Montgomery birth name of American singer Tammi Terrell
• Thomasina Jean "Tommi" Miers English celebrity chef; winner of TV's "MasterChef"
• Thomasina Winslow American blues singer
• (Darlene) Thomasina Pidgeon Canadian rock climber

Thomasina in Pop Culture

• Thomasina Tittlemouse mouse in "The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse" (1910) by Beatrix Potter
• "The Three Lives of Thomasina" (1964) Disney movie about the titular enchanted cat
• "Thomasina the Cat Who Thought She Was God", novel by Paul Gallico
• Thomasina Coverley character in "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard
• Thomasina a character on TV's "Kings"
• "Thomasina " song by The Besnard Lakes
• Thomasina Tuckerton an apparent victim of witchcraft in Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse