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
TaniaTAHN-yə (English), TAN-yə (English), TAH-nyah (Italian)English, Italian
Rozalija-Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
NuÑO-Medieval Spanish
Yesha'yahu-Biblical Hebrew
RinṙeenJapanese
Doran-Irish