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Thomasse f. Fem. of Thomas.

In 16th C English, the diminutive form in -ine is exclusively found.

England
Latin
1340xc1450 Thomasyna (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 45; 1554 Thomasina (nom) StMartF p. 58; 1560 Thomasina (nom) ibid. p. 60; 1565 Tomason (nom) RegSoABap p. 10
Middle English
1395 Thomase EEW p. 6
Early Modern English
1530 Thomasyne LIWill-III p. 71; 1539 Tamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 1, Tamsyng ibid. p. 1; 1540 Tamsyn ibid. p. 1, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1541 Tamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 2, Thamsyn DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1542 Tamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 3, Thamsyn ibid. p. 2, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 78; 1544 Thamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 4; 1545 Tamsyn ibid. p. 4, Thamsyn ibid. p. 4; 1546 Thamsyn ibid. p. 5; 1547 Tamsyn ibid. p. 6; 1548 Tamsyn ibid. p. 6, Thamasyn ibid. p. 6; 1550 Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 79, Thomasine ExMar 2a; 1551 Thamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 7, Tomeson BEmar-vol1 p. 4; 1553 Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1554 Tamsen BarnstapleBap p. 8; 1555 Thamasin bruton1 p. 26; 1556 Thamasin ibid. p. 108; 1557 Tamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1559 Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 1, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1561 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 125, Thamsen ibid. p. 2, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 80, Thomasin RegBisham p. 26; 1562 Tamsine COmar-vol2 p. 69, Tamson ibid. p. 47; 1563 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 125; 1563/4 Thamsyn BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1563 Thomson BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1564 Thamasin bruton1 p. 111; 1564/5 Thomsyn BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1564 Thomsyn ibid. p. 13; 1565 Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 3, Thomasine StMaryA p. 4, Thomsyn BarnstapleBap p. 13; 1566 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 126, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 81; 1568 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 126; 1570 Tomson BUmar-vol2 p. 116; 1571 Thamasin bruton1 p. 39; 1572 Thomason BEmar-vol2 p. 95; 1573 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 126, Thamasin bruton1 p. 6; 1574 Tamsine COmar-vol2 p. 70; 1574/5 Thamasin bruton1 p. 114; 1574 Thamasine ibid. p. 42, Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 5, Thomasyn COmar-vol2 p. 101; 1575 Thamasin bruton1 p. 42; 1576 Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 101; 1577 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 127, Thamsyn DEmar-vol1 p. 83, Thamsyne ibid. p. 83; 1578 Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 127, Thamsyn DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1579 Tomisin StAnthonlin p. 27; 1580 Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 101, DEmar-vol1 p. 84, Thomasyn COmar-vol2 p. 122; 1581 Thomasin StAnthonlin p. 28, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 6; 1582 Thomasine ibid. p. 7; 1583 Thamasin bruton1 p. 115, Thamasine ibid. p. 8, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 8, Tomison StAnthonlin p. 30, Tomysen BUmar-vol1 p. 26; 1584 Tampsine COmar-vol2 p. 71, Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 7, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 9; 1585 Thomasine ibid. p. 11; 1586 Tomoson HAmar-vol9 p. 68; 1588 Tamasonne RegSoAMar p. 14, Tamsen COmar-vol5 p. 8, Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 102, Thomasina BUmar-vol2 p. 64, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 15, Thomsyn COmar-vol5 p. 8; 1589 Tamsine COmar-vol2 p. 72, Thamasin bruton1 p. 49, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 17; 1590 Tamsine COmar-vol2 p. 72, Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 9, Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 102, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 86, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 20, Tomasyn RegSoAMar p. 15; 1591 Thomasine COmar-vol2 p. 49, DEmar-vol2 p. 23, Thomsen COmar-vol5 p. 9; 1592 Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 102, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 24; 1593 Thamsyn DEmar-vol1 p. 86, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 27; 1594 Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 10, Thamsyn COmar-vol2 p. 102, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 28, Thomazin CAmar-vol1 p. 5; 1595 Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 10, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 30; 1596 Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 10, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 33; 1597 Tamsen COmar-vol2 p. 50, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 37, Thomazin CAmar-vol1 p. 6; 1598 Thamasin bruton1 p. 57, Thamsen COmar-vol5 p. 11, Thamsyne DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 38, Tomasyn RegSoAMar p. 18, Tomsonn COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1599 Thomasine DEmar-vol2 p. 40
Middle French
1568 Thomasse WCS p. 3; 1579 Thomasse ibid. p. 15; 1584 thomasse ibid. p. 19; 1585 thomasse ibid. p. 46; 1586 Thomasse ibid. p. 89; 1587 Thomasse ibid. p. 47; 1589 Thomasse ibid. p. 48; 1591 Thomasse ibid. p. 23; 1592 Thomasse ibid. p. 50; 1593 Thomasse ibid. p. 50; 1594 Thomasse ibid. p. 51; 1595 Thomasse ibid. p. 106; 1596 Thomasse ibid. p. 52; 1597 Thomasse ibid. p. 106; 1598 Thomasse ibid. p. 91
1574 Massine WCS p. 10; 1580 Massine ibid. p. 87; 1583 Massine ibid. p. 103
Walloon
1582 Massette RWC p. 563; 1592/3 Massette ibid. p. 25; 1594 Massete ibid. p. 31
France
Old French
1313 Thomasse Paris1313 p. 67; 1327 Thomasse MemDocMan-2 p. 193
1313 Thomasine Paris1313 p. 3
Middle French
1423 Thomasse favier 184; 1438 Thomasse ibid. 53; 1563 Thomasse RegPCC-1 p. 538; 1564 Thomasse ibid. p. 52; 1565 Thomasse ibid. p. 151; 1566 Thomasse ibid. p. 213; 1567 Thomasse ibid. p. 358; 1568 Thomasse ibid. p. 404; 1572 Thomasse ibid. p. 513
1562 Thomine RegPCC-1 p. 11; 1563 Massine ibid. p. 21, Thomine ibid., Thoumine ibid. p. 536; 1564 Massiotte ibid. p. 80, Thomine ibid. p. 60; 1565 Massiotte ibid. p. 164, Thomine ibid. p. 111; 1566 Thomine ibid. p. 201; 1567 Massine ibid. p. 338, Massiotte ibid. p. 353, Thomine ibid. p. 290; 1568 Thomine ibid. p. 366; 1570 Thomasse ibid. p. 429, Thomine ibid. p. 424; 1571 Massiotte ibid. p. 475, Thomine ibid. p. 453, Thoumine ibid. p. 465; 1572 Thomine ibid. p. 493
Ireland
Early Modern English
1539/40 Thomasina Fiants-1 102
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Tomaxia (nom) BBC-Berg 1576; 1348 Thomaxie (gen) INP 22, Tomaxia (nom) ibid. 28
1265x1339 Tomasina (nom) BBC-Berg 1093; 1522x1532 Masella (nom) DSF p. 50, 5, Tomasina (nom) ibid. p. 59, 56
Spain
Catalan
1510 Thomasa valencia1510 2288
Cite as: A. Brown, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Thomasse". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Thomasse.