Tom
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Tom can be an abbreviated version of the given name Thomas. Other meanings are listed below.
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[edit] Fictional characters named Tom
- The cat in the MGM cat-and-mouse cartoon series Tom and Jerry
- Tom Bombadil, a character from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
- One-half of the (unrelated) 1930s Van Beuren Studios cartoon duo Tom and Jerry
- Uncle Tom, a character from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Tom "The shield", one of the player's wingmen from the game Blazing Angels.
- Tom Thumb, figure in English folklore
- Tom, the robotic host of Cartoon Network's cartoon block Toonami.
- Tom Y. Bourega, a teenage boy in the novel 'All Is True'.
- Tom Sawyer, lead character in the novel by Mark Twain
- Tom Scavo, a character in the TV series Desperate Housewives
- Thompson Grim , an Advisory(and later Senior)wizard in the Young Wizards series.
- Tom Turkey, the turkey who escapes thanksgiving feast to go around the world.
- Tom Riddle and his son Tom Marvolo Riddle, characters in the Harry Potter series.
- Tom Berenson, a character in the Animorphs series.
- Tom Zarek, a character in the TV series Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series).
- Tom Nook, a character in the Animal Crossing video game series
- Tom Oakley, the man who looks after Willie Beech in the novel Goodnight, Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
- Tom Pounder, the first man to be trialed for stealing food in the UK, he was sentenced to death by hanging.
[edit] Geography
- Tom River in eastern Russia, tributary to the Ob River.
- Tom River, Amur Oblast in far eastern Russia, tributary to the Zeya River.
- Tom, codename for a tunnel in Stalag Luft III
- TOM may be an abbreviation for:
- Territoires d'outre-mer, the French Overseas Territories
- The Slovenian term Temeljna obrestna mera
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Tom or tomcat, a male cat
- Traditional cat name
- Tom, used as an alternative word for turkey, prostitute, or (in Tudor English slang) lunatic.
- Tom-tom, a type of drum
- TomTom, a company that manufactures GPS navigation software and equipment
- Uncle Tom, African-American slang for an obsequious, servile, or witless person
- MySpace Tom, founder and creator of MySpace
- TOM Online, a mobile Internet company in China
- Tom, a short lived 1994 sitcom starring Tom Arnold on CBS.
- Tom, a Thai word for a masculine-appearing lesbian.
- TOM, the ICAO code for the budget airline Thomsonfly.
- FC Tom Tomsk, a Russian football (soccer) club
- Tales of Mystery, a forum for Fire Emblem.
Tom is also a person who gos to West Bridgford School
[edit] Other uses of TOM as an abbreviation
- Theory of mind
- TOM (programming language)
- Toonami Operations Module, the robotic host of Cartoon Network's Toonami block
- Tournament of Minds, an annual children's competition held in Australia
- The Taxation Operations Manual used by the Canada Revenue Agency.
- Tune-o-matic, a guitar bridge
