indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Irish
Other Forms FormsMac Toimín, Ó Tiomáin, Ó Tiománaigh, O' Tiománaí, Timoney
Meaning & History
Reduced anglicisation of Gaelic Mac Toimín meaning "son of Toimín" (a pet form of Tomás, itself a Gaelic form of Thomas). It could also be an anglicisation of Ó Tiomáin meaning "descendant of Tiomán" (a given name from a diminutive of tiom meaning "pliant, soft"), or a reduced anglicisation of Ó Tiománaigh (see Timoney).