I've also seen somewhere that Tom (and Goldberry) is listed as a Maia. Yet, I think I'll stick to the Great Enigma thing.
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Something significant is that Tom said he was there (in Middle Earth) before the Dark Lord came from outside, I think he was referring to Morgoth, not Sauron, as he also said he was there before the elves went to the west.
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If he was there before Morgoth, then we truly have an enigma on our hands, because Morgoth - Melkor, as was his real name - was of the first Ainur who entered Arda; he participated in the shaping of Arda (or misshaping, if you like; destroying what the other Valar forged and built). So, if Tom was there before everyone else, I'd go for The Flame Imperishable Incarnate, or Ilúvatar's 'extended arm'. But I'm not convinced of any of these theories.
*still clinging on to Tom=Enigma*