March 23, 2006 -- The most common length of a pregnancy in the U.S. is a week shorter than it was just over a decade ago, dropping from 40 weeks to 39 weeks, according to a new analysis from the March of Dimes.
The name Thomas is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Thomas is: Twin. The name Thomas is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Thomas is: Twin. The name Thomas is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Thomas is: A twin. The name Thomas is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Thomas is: Henry IV' Duke of Clarence. Thomas Wart, country soldier.
This famous name is one of the patronymic forms of the name Thom or Tom, diminutives of the male personal name Thomas. The given name. is of Biblical origin, being an Aramaic byname meaning twin, borne by one of Christ's disciples; in England the name Thomas was found. only as the name of a priest before the Norman Conquest of 1066, but thereafter became one of the most popular male personal names,