Timothy (name)

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Timothy
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Greek
Meaning "Honouring God" or "Honored by God"
Other names
Nickname(s) Tim, Timmy

Timothy is a masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honored by God".[1] It is a common name in several countries, including non-English speaking ones.

In the United States, the name was most popular in the 1960s, ranking 13th among all boy's names. Popularity for the name has since declined with its latest rating of 110th in 2009.[2]

Variants

  • Timtholomew
  • Timrozek
  • Tymoteusz
  • Tymothy
  • Thimaq
  • Timotej
  • Thimi
  • Thim
  • Tym
  • Timofte
  • Timotho


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Fictional characters

  • Tim Rimmer, a character in the movie Cars
  • Timothy Twostroke, a character in the movie Cars
  • Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) (Tim Cratchit), a fictional character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
  • Tinny Tim, a child robot, from the television series Futurama
  • Tim Bisley, a character in the television series Spaced
  • Tim Drake, the third character to go by the name of "Robin" in the DC Universe comics
  • Timothy Lovejoy, a fictional character from The Simpsons
  • Timothy McGee, a fictional character from the NCIS TV Series
  • Tim Riggins, a fictional character from Friday Night Lights
  • Timmy Turner, a fictional character from The Fairly OddParents
  • Timmy Martin, the well-prone human companion of Lassie, 1957-1964
  • Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, played by John Cleese
  • Timothy Claypole, a character from Rentaghost a British children's television comedy show
  • Timmy Burch is male fourth grader at South Park Elementary.


References

  1. "Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
  2. BabyNameFacts.com - popularity of the name Timothy

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