Timothy

Timothy \ti-mot-hy, tim-o-thy\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Timothy is pronounced in English as TIHMah-THiy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Timothy: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 4 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 5 names

What is the origin of Timothy?

Timothy is largely used in the English language and its origin is Old Greek. The name's meaning is honoring God, honored by God. Biblical name derived from the elements 'time' meaning honor, revere ; 'theos' meaning god. Timotheos (Old Greek) and Timotheus (Latin) are original forms of Timothy. The name was borne in the Bible by a close companion of the apostle Paul, who was stoned to death and subsequently venerated as a saint. The name was popular in classical Greece, was first adopted by English speakers only in the 16th century. The name name Timothea origin (Greek) is the female equivalent of Timothy. The name Timothy is widely used; it has 64 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English comprise name Tadhg meaning, Taidgh pronounciation, meaning of Tiege, short names for Timathy, Timin definition, name Timithy, name Timkin, Timm meaning, Timmathy name, name Timmi, Timmithy name variations, Timmo name popularity, name Timmothy meaning, short names for Timmoty, what does the name Timmthy mean, Timofeo name variations, Timoleon name popularity, baby name Timon, Timontheo name variations, Timonthy meaning and origin, name Timote, meaning of Timoteu, Timotheo meaning of name, Timothé meaning, Timothie meaning of name, nicknames for Timthie, nicknames for Tomothy, Tymain name popularity, Tymaine meaning and origin, name Tyman origin, baby name Tymane, Tymen name popularity, Tymithy meaning, name Tymmothy origin, and Tymothee pronounciation. Other English forms comprise the short form Tim name popularity (also used in German, and Greek), the diminutive forms name Timmie origin and Timmy pronounciation, and the variant spellings Timothey meaning of name and Tymothy meaning and origin. Foreign variants of Timothy comprise Kimokeo meaning (Hawaiian), name Tighe (Irish), short names for Timka (Russian), name Timofei origin (Russian), what does the name Timofey mean (Russian), Timok name variations (Russian), Timot meaning of name (Hungarian), nicknames for Timotei (Slavic), short names for Timoteo (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), name Timoteus (Scandinavian), Timothe name variations (French), short names for Timotheos (Greek), Timotheus name (German), name Timothée origin (French), name Tiomoid meaning (Irish), nicknames for Tisha (Russian), name Tishka origin (Russian), name Tymek origin (Polish), Tymon name popularity (Polish), and Tymoteusz meaning of name (Polish). Specific foreign variants comprise the short form name Timo meaning (Finnish, Greek, and Italian), and the diminutive forms Teema name (Russian), what does the name Tima mean (Russian), and name Tyoma origin (Russian). Timothy is a popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1920s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 1967 with 1.607% of baby boys being given the name Timothy. It ranked at #11 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was only 0.167% and its ranking #115, was nonetheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. The name Timothy has been mostly given to baby boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the past century. In 1970, the name Timothy was given to 153 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Timothy:

• Actor Timothy Dalton, born 21 March 1946, Colwyn Bay, Wales
• Adventurer Timothy Treadwell, born Timothy William Dexter, 29 April 1957, Long Island, New York
• Psychologist Timothy Leary, born 22 October 1920 - 31 May 1996, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Thelologian Timothy Dwight, born May 14, 1752 - January 11, 1817, Northampton, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that sound like Timothy:

Tamati name variations, name Thandiwe meaning (African, English, and Zulu), Theomund definition, Tiennot meaning of name (French), name Timathy, Timmothy name (English), name Timmoty origin, Timonthy meaning, Timoteu name variations, what does the name Timothey mean (English), nicknames for Timothée (French), baby name Timothie, Tomothy definition, Touantu meaning of name, Touantuh name popularity, nicknames for Tymmothy, Tymothee meaning of name, name Tymothy meaning (English), name Tandy meaning (English and Scottish), and nicknames for Tanet (Breton).

The baby name Timothy fun facts:

The name Timothy in reverse order is "Yhtomit".

The numerological value of the name Timothy is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Timothy?

Timothy is in the top names in USA.