# Thomasina

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"Tamzin" redirects here. Not to be confused with [Tamsin](/source/Tamsin_(disambiguation)), [Tasmin](/source/Tasmin), or [Tazmin](/source/Tazmin).

**Thomasina,** **Thomasine, or** **Thomasena** is the feminine form of the [given name](/source/Given_name) [Thomas](/source/Thomas_(given_name)), which means "twin". Thomasina is often shortened to **Tamsin**. Tamsin can be used as a name in itself; variants of Tamsin include **Tamsyn**, **Tamzin**, **Tamsen**, **Tamzen**, **Tammi**, **Tamzie** and **Tamasin**. The version "Tamsin" is especially popular in [Cornwall](/source/Cornwall) and [Wales](/source/Wales). Along with [Tamara](/source/Tamara_(name)) it is the ancestor of "[Tammy](/source/Tammy_(given_name))".

## People named Thomasina (and variants)

### Tammi

- [Tammi Patterson](/source/Tammi_Patterson) (born 1990), Australian tennis player
- [Tammi Terrell](/source/Tammi_Terrell) (1945–1970), American recording artist

### Tammie

- [Tammie Jo Shults](/source/Tammie_Jo_Shults) (born 1961), American commercial airline captain, author, and retired naval aviator

### Tammy

Main article: [Tammy (given name)](/source/Tammy_(given_name))

### Tamsen

- [Tamsen Donner](/source/Tamsen_Donner) (1801–1847), third wife of [George Donner](/source/George_Donner) of the [Donner Party](/source/Donner_Party)
- [Tamsen Fadal](/source/Tamsen_Fadal) (born 1970), American journalist, news anchor, author and host/executive producer
- [Tamsen McGarry](/source/Tamsen_McGarry) (born 1982), Irish alpine skier
- [Emil Tamsen](/source/Emil_Tamsen) (1862–1957), South African philatelist

### Tamsin

- [Tamsin Blanchard](/source/Tamsin_Blanchard), British fashion journalist
- [Tamsin Carroll](/source/Tamsin_Carroll) (born 1979), Australian actress
- [Tamsin Cook](/source/Tamsin_Cook) (born 1998), Australian swimmer
- [Tamsin Dunwoody](/source/Tamsin_Dunwoody) (born 1958), sometimes known as Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, British politician
- [Tamsin Edwards](/source/Tamsin_Edwards), British climate scientist
- [Tamsin Egerton](/source/Tamsin_Egerton) (born 1988), British actress
- [Tamsin Ford](/source/Tamsin_Ford) (born 1966), British psychiatrist specialising in children's mental health
- [Tamsin Greenway](/source/Tamsin_Greenway) (born 1982), English netball player
- [Tamsin Greig](/source/Tamsin_Greig) (born 1966), British actress
- [Tamsin Heatley](/source/Tamsin_Heatley), British actress and voice artist
- [Tamsin Hinchley](/source/Tamsin_Hinchley) (born 1980), Australian volleyball player
- [Tamsin Mather](/source/Tamsin_Mather) (born 1976), British Professor of Earth Sciences
- [Tamsin Pickeral](/source/Tamsin_Pickeral) (born 1971), British author and art historian
- [Tamsin West](/source/Tamsin_West) (born 1974), Australian actress and singer

### Tamsyn

- [Tamsyn Challenger](/source/Tamsyn_Challenger), Cornish artist
- Dame [Tamsyn Imison](/source/Tamsyn_Imison) (1937–2017), British educator
- [Tamsyn Leevey](/source/Tamsyn_Leevey) (born 1978) New Zealand squash player
- [Tamsyn Manou](/source/Tamsyn_Manou) (born 1978), Australian athlete and middle-distance runner
- [Tamsyn Muir](/source/Tamsyn_Muir), New Zealand author of fantasy, science fiction and horror genres
- [Oona Tamsyn King](/source/Oona_Tamsyn_King), Baroness King of Bow (born 1967), British Labour politician

### Tamzin

- [Tamzin Malleson](/source/Tamzin_Malleson) (born 1974), British actress
- [Tamzin Merchant](/source/Tamzin_Merchant) (born 1987), British actress
- [Tamzin Outhwaite](/source/Tamzin_Outhwaite) (born 1970), British actress
- [Tamzin Thomas](/source/Tamzin_Thomas) (born 1997), South African sprinter

### Thomasin

- [Thomasin von Zirclaere](/source/Thomasin_von_Zirclaere) or Tommasino Di Cerclaria (c.1186–c.1235), Italian Middle High German lyric poet.
- [Thomasin McKenzie](/source/Thomasin_McKenzie) (born 2000), New Zealand actress

### Thomasina

- [Thomasina Jordan](/source/Thomasina_Jordan) (?–1999), American Indian activist who became the first American Indian to serve in the United States Electoral College
- [Thomasina Miers](/source/Thomasina_Miers) (born 1976), British chef
- [Thomasina Pidgeon](/source/Thomasina_Pidgeon) (born 1975), Canadian rock climber
- [Thomasina Winslow](/source/Thomasina_Winslow) (1965-2023), American blues musician
- [Thomazina Muliercula](/source/Thomazina_Muliercula) (died 1603), English jester at the court of Elizabeth I

### Thomasine

- [Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd](/source/Thomasine_Christine_Gyllembourg-Ehrensv%C3%A4rd) (1773–1856), Danish author
- [Thomasine, Lady Percival](/source/Thomasine,_Lady_Percival) (c. 1470–c. 1530), Cornish benefactress
- [Thomas(ine) Hall](/source/Thomas(ine)_Hall) (c. 1603–after 1629), an intersex individual in British America
- [Margrethe Marie Thomasine Numsen](/source/Margrethe_Marie_Thomasine_Numsen) (1705–1776), Danish courtier

## Fictional Thomasinas

- [Beatrix Potter](/source/Beatrix_Potter)'s [Thomasina Tittlemouse](/source/The_Tale_of_Mrs._Tittlemouse)
- Tamsin Yeobright from *[The Return of the Native](/source/The_Return_of_the_Native)* by [Thomas Hardy](/source/Thomas_Hardy). Her name is given alternately as Tamsin or Thomasin throughout the book
- Thomasina, the feline heroine of the 1957 book *[Thomasina: The Cat Who Thought She Was God](/source/Thomasina:_The_Cat_Who_Thought_She_Was_God)* by [Paul Gallico](/source/Paul_Gallico) and *[The Three Lives of Thomasina](/source/The_Three_Lives_of_Thomasina)*, a 1964 Disney film based on the book
- Thomasina, a character in [Tom Stoppard](/source/Tom_Stoppard)'s *[Arcadia](/source/Arcadia_(play))*
- Thomasina, a character in the television series *[Kings](/source/Kings_(U.S._TV_series))*
- "Thomasina", a song by [The Besnard Lakes](/source/The_Besnard_Lakes)
- Tamsin, a character in the television series *[Lost Girl](/source/Lost_Girl)*
- Thomasin, a character in [Robert Eggers](/source/Robert_Eggers)' 2015 film *[The Witch](/source/The_Witch_(2015_film))*
- Tamasin Reedbourne, a character in [C. J. Sansom](/source/C._J._Sansom)'s *[Shardlake](/source/Shardlake_series)* book series[1][failed verification]
- Thomasina Tuckerton, a character in [Agatha Christie](/source/Agatha_Christie)'s *[The Pale Horse](/source/The_Pale_Horse)*

## Similar names

- [Thomas](/source/Thomas_(given_name))
- [Tammy](/source/Tammy_(given_name))
- [Tamara](/source/Tamara_(name))
- [Tamar](/source/Tamar_(name))
- [Tasmin](/source/Tasmin_(disambiguation))
- [Tazmin](/source/Tazmin)

## References

1. Sansom, C. J. (2008). ["Sovereign by C. J. Sansom - Reading Guide"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/295816/sovereign-by-c-j-sansom/9780143113171). *PenguinRandomhouse.com*. National Geographic Books. ISBN 9780143113171. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

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