Timothy (given name)

For the Saint, see Timothy.

Timothy

The name Timothy has been popularised due to St Timothy
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"Honouring God"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Tim

Timothy is a masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God". It is a popular name in the United States, lying in the top 100 names in each year since the 1940's. The name is also popular in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.

Variants

Tim Timmo Timmy Timmothy Timo Timofei Timage

Timofeo Timofey Timon Timoteo Timothé Timothée Timotheo

Timothey Timotheus Tymmothy Tymon Tymoteusz Tymothy Timmone People named Timothy In religion: Timothy, first century Christian bishop whose name is associated with two books of the New Testament Timotheus, Christian martyr In sports: Timothee Atouba, Cameroonian football (soccer) player Tim Borowski, German football (soccer) player Tim Brent, NHL player Tim Cahill, Australian football (soccer) player for the English team Everton FC Tim Conboy, NHL player Tim Connolly, NHL player Tim Duncan, NBA player Tim Gleason, NHL player Tim Hardaway, NBA player (retired) Tim Henman, British tennis player Tim Howard, goalkeeper Tim Jackman, NHL player Tim Janus, American competitive eater Tim Kennedy, NHL player Tim Lincecum, American baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants Timothy Peters, NASCAR driver Tim Sestito, NHL player Tim Silvia, Mixed Martial Arts fighter Tim Tebow, football quarterback of the Florida Gators Tim Thomas, NHL player (goalie) Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Tim Wallace, NHL player Tim White, wrestling referee In the arts: Timbaland (Timothy Z. Mosley), record producer and rapper Tiny Tim (musician) (Herbert Buckingham Khaury), American musician Tim Allen, American actor Timothy Bottoms, American actor Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor Tim Burton, American director Tim Curry, English actor Tim Commerford, bassist for rage against the machine and audioslave Timothy Dalton, English actor Tim Harding, member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 Timothy Hutton, American actor Timothy Leary, American writer, psychologist, psychedelic drug advocate, and one of the first people to be buried in space Tim Kash, British television presenter Tim McGraw, Country singer Tim Minchin, Australian comedian/musician Timothy Olyphant, American actor Timothy Omundson, American actor Timothy Spall, English actor In others: Tim Berners-Lee, invented the World Wide Web Tim Gunn, television personality Tim Kretschmer, German mass murderer Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing Tim Russert, American news anchor Timothy Treadwell, grizzly bear enthusiast Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor Fictional characters Tim Rimmer, a character in the movie Cars Timothy Twostroke, a character in the movie Cars Tim, a fictional character in a series of illustrated children's books by Edward Ardizzone Tiny Tim (A Christmas Carol) (Tim Cratchit), a fictional character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Timmy the Dog, the dog owned by George Kirren in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton 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, the fictional anti-villain that serves as the protagonist of the video game Braid Timothy, a character in the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Tim Riggins, a fictional character from Friday Night Lights Timmy Turner, a fictional character from The Fairly OddParents Timothy, a fictional character from Timothy Goes To School Timmy, a character in the television series South Park References