Tommy
/ˈtɒmi/noun
A familiar form of the male given name Thomas, or a generic term for a British soldier or a workman's lunch pail in some dialects.
Did you know?‘Tommy’ as a British soldier’s nickname comes from the famous military placeholder name ‘Tommy Atkins,’ a fictional example name used on army forms long before it became a symbol of the rank and file.
Etymological Timeline
Aramaic
Aram.
Ta'oma
“Twin”
New Testament Greek
Grk.
Thomas
“Thomas, the apostle’s name, borrowed from Aramaic”
Latin
Lat.
Thomas
“The biblical name Thomas”
Middle English
Eng.
Tom
“A familiar pet form of Thomas”
19th Century
Eng.
Tommy
“A familiar form of Tom; later especially a British soldier, from 'Tommy Atkins'”