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.
His nickname may have occurred due to a resemblance to Jesus or to avoid confusion between Jude and Judas Iscariot. A local tradition of eastern Syria identifies the Apostle Jude with the Apostle Thomas, also known as Jude Thomas or Judas Didymus Thomas (Thomas means twin in Aramaic, as does Didymus in Greek.).ude (alternatively Judas or Judah) was one of the four brothers of Jesus (Mark 6:3 and Matthew 13:55) according to the New Testament.