Geographical name changes in Turkey name changes have continued to retain their Greek origins. For example, the modern name "İzmir" derives from the former Greek name Σμύρνη "Smyrna", through the first two syllables of the phrase "εις Σμύρνην" (pronounced "is Smirnin"), which means "to Smyrna" in Greek. A similar etymology also applies to other Turkish cities with former Greek names, such as İznik (from the phrase "is Nikaean", meaning "to Nicaea"), Istanbul (from the phrase "is tan Polin" or "to the City"), or even for the Greek island of Kos, called "İstanköy" in Turkish. Nişanyan estimates that 4,200 Greek geographical locations have been changed, the
Thomas (name) Thomas (name) Thomas is recorded in the Greek New Testament as the name of Thomas the Apostle (one of the twelve apostles of Jesus). It is ultimately derived from the Aramaic personal name תאומא , meaning "twin," and the English spelling Thomas is a transliteration of the Greek Θωμάς. The masculine noun תאם (to'am) occurs throughout Semitic languages, always meaning twin. It appears to be also related to the Greek noun τομη (tome), meaning a cutting or cleaving in half. Thomas was a popular name throughout medieval Europe. In Britain the name was rare prior to the Norman Conquest (11th