# Tomlin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,458

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

## Easily confused with
- **toxin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomlin-vs-toxin)
- **Toulon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomlin-vs-toulon)
- **Tonkin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomlin-vs-tonkin)
- **Tobin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobin-vs-tomlin)
- **tellin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tellin-vs-tomlin)
- **tolling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tolling-vs-tomlin)
- **toiling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toiling-vs-tomlin)
- **Tomkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tomkins-vs-tomlin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`otmlin`, `tmolin`, `tolmin`, `tomiln`, `tomlinn`, `tomllin`, `tomlni`, `tommlin`, `ttomlin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tomlin