Tommy Atkins



Tommy Atkins

A British soldier. The term originated in manuals once sent to British soldiers, in which the name used as an example was "Tommy Atkins" (as opposed to "John Doe"). In his younger years, my grandfather was a Tommy Atkins.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ainsley['einzli]
Abhishek-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
CosticĂkos-TEE-kəRomanian
Natalius-Late Roman
Thulani-Southern African, Zulu
Cathryn['kæθrin]