Thomasina / variants

[pennybournes]

Thomasina, Thomasine, Thomeline, Thommeline, Tommeline, Tomasine, Tomasin, Tomine, Tomin

None of these? Are they all too weird?
What are your thoughts? Thanks!

Tamsin is lovely
Thomasina is OK
Thomasine, Thomeline, Thommeline, Tommeline, Tomasine, Tomasin, Tomine, Tomin - No to all of those. Tomin sounds like what my neighbour's cat gets up to.

I love Thora!

Still makes me think you wanted a boy. Or you’re trying to pass on a name, but not in a nice name way, more because you’re having to. In which case use it as a middle name and give the child their own name and identity.

Hmm, probably unfortunately.

I just haven't heard these names before. It's a bit like Nigella Lawton's name. It just sounds like "Nigel is self centred enough to give his child a boy's name so they're named after him, despite the fact the child isn't a boy, because he wants a child named after him that much".

I know two adult men with traditional girls' names and they are both keen to establish nicknames that are different from the female sounding name and one acknowledged that they had a girl's name when they first met me, which is kind of sad.

Why do you love it OP? Ultimately a name given with love and confidence does just tend to work out, if you are really keen on it.

Sorry, I don't mean giving your child a name you want is self centred.

I just think all these names sound like Thomas. Just make sure your kid knows that it's not that you wanted a boy, it's that you liked the names (or are honouring member member or whatever).

I'd assume the dad is called Thomas and you thought you were having a boy or wanted a boy and had your heart set on naming him after his dad.
Tamsin is ok, it's nothing like Thomas or Tom

I'd definitely assume they were called after someone, Dad, or Grandfather.

Thomasina, Williamina, Jamesina are all quite dated names I don't think they'll be anyone under retirement age with them. Maybe they are due a come back

I'm a Tamsin (but spelled with a z, like Outhwaite) and it's nice to see that this thread seems to have some people saying they like it as the last thread I saw on here came down on the side of it not being nice.

I would assume called after a family member - Thomas
Not that that's a bad thing

I like Tamsin the best

Says it all really.

Nigel and Thomas.

Reminds me of a film I used to watch 40 odd years ago with a cat called thomasina

Thomasine/Thomasin is nice imo - I don’t really see how it’s that different to Josephine , except more unusual and without the nice variety of nn’s. No I wouldn’t assume you wanted a boy, it’s an established if uncommon name for girls - a bit like Alberta, Davina etc.

Bear in mind though that phones correct to the better known Thomasina ( which I personally find a bit frillier with the extra syllable but I think its’s a cat film/ book) and also nn Tammy or Tina feels a bit dated to me - maybe she could use Mina at a push if she wants a nn?

I agree.
If you really NEED a Thomas sounding name, use it as a middle name! Some of those names read like Thumbelina and are truly awful.

Yes, I would assume rightly or wrongly that Thomas was yours or DH's recently passed father or grandfather or potentially the name of a previous stillbirth/late loss. Maybe you just like really the name Thomas?

I agree with the others, Tamsin is much nicer.i can't imagine being called Thomasina, it's a mouthful, so would be shortened to Tommie, and the people would end up saying 'girl Tommie' to clarify who they meant.

not weird
Thomasina,
Thomasine,
Tamsin

Tamsin always makes me think of tampax so I’d go for Thomasina

Weird
Thomeline, Thommeline, Tommeline, Tomasine, Tomasin, Tomine, Tomin

the last two sound like Scandi blokes’ names like Torben

Just no. No to it and it's variants. What are you on?

It sounds in every way that you'd rather have a Thomas.

I love Thomasina. I might assume Thomas is a family name. And also that you were quite posh.

Prefer Tamsin to Thomasina.

Tamsin is lovely. Gives me 17th century vibes. Beautiful herbalist woman who lives in the woods. Escapes the clutches of the witchfinder.

(I might have an overactive imagination)

names that are mens names with “ina” on the end are extremely old fashioned. One of my friends has one as a middle name, we laugh at how old it is for her snd shes late 40s.