Definitions of tom:

• noun:   male cat
• noun:   contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
• noun:   male turkey
• name:  A male given name (common: 1 in 854 males; popularity rank in the U.S.: #154)
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 33333 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #3986)