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I'm in love with this feminine form of Thomas. How do you pronounce it? I've met one and she pronounced it TOM-meh-sin, it sounded a bit like Thomasson or something.
Thomasine or Thomasina? How do you pronounce Thomasina?
Oh and do you happen to know why Thomas and Thomasine aren't pronounced with a TH? The TH just sounds like a normal T. I just noticed it and am wondering why this is the case.
I especially like Thomasine as a middle name. What do you think of Kaia Thomasine or Kira Thomasine?
Do you think she'd get called Tommy? The Thomasine I know told me that people want to call her that all the time and I hate it...ugh
Thomasine or Thomasina? How do you pronounce Thomasina?
Oh and do you happen to know why Thomas and Thomasine aren't pronounced with a TH? The TH just sounds like a normal T. I just noticed it and am wondering why this is the case.
I especially like Thomasine as a middle name. What do you think of Kaia Thomasine or Kira Thomasine?
Do you think she'd get called Tommy? The Thomasine I know told me that people want to call her that all the time and I hate it...ugh
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I LOVE Thomasine
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I have to agree with mafiosa on this one. Thomasine/Thomasina makes me think of a guy named Thomas dressing up as a girl for reasons that ensue hijinks. (complete with laugh track)
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I really don't like it. There are feminine forms of masculine names that seem totally natural to me, like Josephine or Adriana, and then there are some that seem incredibly forced, like Thomasine or Jamesina. My first instinct would be to pronounce Thomasine as to-ma-SEEN and Thomasina as to-ma-SEE-na.
Despite my dislike of Thomasine, I can see it making a really nice middle name for Kaia or Kira. I think I like the Kaia combo a bit better.
Well, if it's only her middle name, I doubt she'd get called Tommy. If it was her first name, probably. But hey, maybe she'll like it.
Despite my dislike of Thomasine, I can see it making a really nice middle name for Kaia or Kira. I think I like the Kaia combo a bit better.
Well, if it's only her middle name, I doubt she'd get called Tommy. If it was her first name, probably. But hey, maybe she'll like it.
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Thomasine ("tom-uh-SEEN") and Thomasina ("tom-uh-SEE-nuh") are delightful. They would make charming mns. But I'd really love to see them as a fn -- more gutsy.
A variant is Tamsin ("TAM-sin"), but I don't like it nearly as much.
ETA:
I have two guesses as to why the "h" is silent in Thomas / Thomasine / Thomasina. But it's only a guess.
(A) I am listening to a series of lectures on the English language; one of those college courses that's been put on CD. According to the lecturer, English scribes for the king beginning around the time of the Norman invasion (1066-ish) had a set way of spelling words. Pronunciations changed wildly over time, but the spellings remained the same. That's why we still spell the number 1 as "one," etc.
Standardized spellings (or even education) were not the case with ordinary citizens, authors, publishers, etc. It wasn't until the 18th century that the encyclopedias / dictionaries began to regularize spelling for the masses. But the governmental spellings almost never varied.
At least this is what the lecturer contends. So if that's true, then Thomas may have been pronounced differently long ago, but the spelling remained the same.
(B) The French Normans brought the "Th-" already pronounced like "t." There was never a change.
Just random guesses though. You should try posting this question on the Name Facts board. If you're lucky, ClevelandKentEvans will answer. He knows so much more than anyone else, other than BtN site owner Mike.
A variant is Tamsin ("TAM-sin"), but I don't like it nearly as much.
ETA:
I have two guesses as to why the "h" is silent in Thomas / Thomasine / Thomasina. But it's only a guess.
(A) I am listening to a series of lectures on the English language; one of those college courses that's been put on CD. According to the lecturer, English scribes for the king beginning around the time of the Norman invasion (1066-ish) had a set way of spelling words. Pronunciations changed wildly over time, but the spellings remained the same. That's why we still spell the number 1 as "one," etc.
Standardized spellings (or even education) were not the case with ordinary citizens, authors, publishers, etc. It wasn't until the 18th century that the encyclopedias / dictionaries began to regularize spelling for the masses. But the governmental spellings almost never varied.
At least this is what the lecturer contends. So if that's true, then Thomas may have been pronounced differently long ago, but the spelling remained the same.
(B) The French Normans brought the "Th-" already pronounced like "t." There was never a change.
Just random guesses though. You should try posting this question on the Name Facts board. If you're lucky, ClevelandKentEvans will answer. He knows so much more than anyone else, other than BtN site owner Mike.
This message was edited 4/13/2009, 10:58 AM
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