Tom, Dick and Harry

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Tom, Dick and Harry

/ˌtɒm.dɪ.kənˈhæ.ri/

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Three common first names. Many languages have similar formations; see translations.

noun Tom, Dick or Harry

plural, plural only Anybody or everybody; random or unknown people. every Tom, Dick and Harry
plural, plural only, uncommon Three hypothetical customers, user personas, or similar constructs.

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noun anybody or everybody; random or unknown people

Español	Fulano, Mengano y Sotano, Fulano, Zutano, Mengano y Perengano/Perensejo, cada hijo de vecino, cualquier hijo de vecino
中文	張三李四 /张三李四 Zhāng sān Lǐ sì, 阿貓阿狗 /阿猫阿狗 āmāo'āgǒu
हिन्दी	ऐरा-ग़ैरा नत्थू ख़ैरा airā-ġairā natthū xairā, फ़लाना-ढिमाका falānā-ḍhimākā, रमदू फट्टू ramdū phaṭṭū
Português	Fulano, Beltrano e Cicrano, Fulano, Sicrano e Beltrano
Français	Pierre, Paul ou Jacques, Pierre, Jean, Jacques
Deutsch	Hinz und Kunz, Krethi und Plethi, Hans und Franz
Italiano	Tizio, Caio e Sempronio
Ελληνικά	κάθε καρυδιάς καρύδι káthe karydiás karýdi
Русский	ка́ждый встре́чный и попере́чный káždyj vstréčnyj i poperéčnyj, Ивано́в, Петро́в, Си́доров Ivanóv, Petróv, Sídorov
Tiếng Việt	An, Binh, Cường, Dũng
العربية	فُلَانٌ وَعِلَّان fulānun waʕillān, كُلُّ مَنْ هَبَّ وَدَبَّ kullu man habba wadabba

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@misc{tom_dick_and_harry_2026,
  title = {Tom, Dick and Harry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tom%2C%20dick%20and%20harry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}