Timothy (given name)
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| Pronunciation | /ˈtɪməθi/ |
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| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "Honouring God" or "Honoured by God" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Tim, Timmy, Timo, Timbo, Ty |
| Related names | Tim, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs |
Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God".[1] Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.
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] The name has been used for girls, having a peak in 1968, ranking 908 in the United States[3], and having declined since, making it a very rare name for girls.
People named Timothy
Religion
- Saint Timothy, first-century Christian bishop whose name is associated with two books of the New Testament
- Timotheus, Christian martyr
- Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (Timothy Aelurus, d. 477)
- Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople (d. 523)
- Timothy I, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 780 to 823
- Timothy, Bishop of Zagreb (died 1287)
Sports
- Timothée Atouba, Cameroonian footballer
- Tim Belcher, MLB player
- Tim Biakabutuka, NFL player
- Tim Borowski, German footballer
- Tim Bowens, NFL player
- Tim Brent, NHL player
- Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
- Timothy Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Cahill, Australian footballer
- Tim Conboy, NHL player
- Tim Connolly, NHL player
- Tim Couch, NFL player
- Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlete
- Tim DiBisceglie, American footballer
- Tim Don, Triathlete
- Tim Duncan, NBA player
- Tim Ecclestone, NHL player
- Tim Foli, MLB player
- Tim Gleason, NHL player
- Timo Glock, German motor racing driver
- Timothy Goebel, American figure skater
- Tim Gould, Mountain Bike racer
- Tim Gray, NFL player
- Tim Grunhard, NFL player
- Tim Hardaway, NBA player
- Tim Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Henman, retired English tennis player
- Tim Hightower, NFL player
- Tim Horton, NHL player (deceased)
- Tim Howard, goalkeeper
- Tim Hunter (disambiguation), several people
- Tim Jackman, NHL player
- Tim Janus, American competitive eater
- Tim Jennings, NFL player
- Tim Kennedy, NHL player
- Tim Kerr, NHL player
- Tim Krumrie, NFL player
- Tim Lincecum, American baseball pitcher
- Tim McCarver, MLB player & broadcaster
- Timothy McKernan, American figure skater
- Tim May, Australian cricketer
- Tim Munton, English cricketer
- Tim Paine, Australian cricketer
- Timothy Peters, NASCAR driver
- Tim Raines, MLB player
- Tim Ravenscroft, Guernsey cricketer
- Tim Robinson, English cricketer
- Tim Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tim Salmon, MLB player
- Timothy Seaman, American race walker
- Tim Sestito, NHL player
- Tim Silvia, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
- Timmy Smith, NFL player
- Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
- Tim Tebow, NFL player
- Tim Thomas (ice hockey), NHL player
- Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher
- Tim Wallace, NHL player
- Tim Wallach, MLB player
- Tim White (wrestling), wrestling referee
- Tim Young (ice hockey), NHL player
- Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer
- Timo Hildebrand, German footballer
- Tim Wiese, German footballer
Arts
- Timbaland (Timothy Z. Mosley), record producer and rapper
- Tim Bergling (Avicii) Swedish DJ
- Tiny Tim (musician) (Herbert Buckingham Khaury), American musician
- Tim Allen, American actor
- Tim Armstrong, American musician
- Timothy Bottoms, American actor
- Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor
- Tim Buckley, American singer and musician
- Tim Burton, American director
- Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor
- Tim Christensen, Danish musician
- Tim Conway, American actor
- Tim Curry, English actor
- Tim Commerford, bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave
- Timothy Dalton, Welsh-born English actor
- Timothy Fadek, American photographer
- Timothy Granaderos (born 1986), American actor and model
- Tim Harding (musician), member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5
- Tim Heidecker, American actor
- Tim Hildebrandt, American illustrator
- 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 Key, English actor, writer and performance poet
- Tim McGraw, American country singer
- Tim McIlrath, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American punk rock band Rise Against
- Tim Minchin, Australian comedian–musician
- Timothy Olyphant, American actor
- Timothy Omundson, American actor
- Tim Rice, British lyricist
- Timothy J. Rice-Oxley, songwriter and keyboard player in British band Keane
- Tim Robbins, American actor
- Tim Roth, English actor
- Tim Russ, American actor
- Timothy B. Schmit American musician
- Timothy Smith, Australian DJ and electronic music producer known as Timmy Trumpet
- Timothy Spall, English actor
- Tim Thomerson, American actor
- Tim Urban, American musician
- Tim Vine, British comedian
- Timothy James Webb, Australian artist
- Tim Westwood, British DJ and broadcaster
- Timothy Wilcots, American drag performer who performs under the name Latrice Royale
- Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor
- Timmy Matley, lead singer of the British group the Overtones
Politics
- Timothy Groseclose, American political scientist and economist.
- Tim Hutchinson, former United States Senator from Arkansas
- Tim Johnson, former United States Senator from South Dakota
- Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia
- Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor
- Timothy Pickering, politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State
- Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina
- Tim Stine, American businessman and politician
- Timothy Quill, Irish politician
Other
- Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
- Timothy J. Broderick, American physician and university professor
- Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc
- Timothy Creamer, American astronaut
- Timothy Egan, American journalist
- Tim Foecke, metallurgist
- Tim Gunn, television personality
- Timothy Kopra, American astronaut
- Tim Kretschmer, German mass murderer
- Tim Kurkjian, Baseball writer and analyst
- Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing
- Tim Mudde, Dutch rightist
- Timothy Peake, British test pilot and astronaut
- Timothy Snyder, American author and historian
- Tim Russert, American news anchor
- Tim Ryan (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- Timothy Treadwell, grizzly bear enthusiast
Fictional characters
- Tim (Robots), a fictional robot from the movie Robots
- TIM (Tomorrow People), a biological computer
- Tim the Bear, a character from The Cleveland Show
- Tim the Beaver, the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Tim Bisley, a character in the television series Spaced
- Tim Canterbury a fictional character from The Office UK
- Tim Carpenter, a character in Final Destination 2
- Tim Drake, the third character to go by the name of "Robin" in the DC Universe comics
- Tim Okazaki, a character in the Australian Angry Boys
- Tim Riggins, a fictional character from Friday Night Lights
- Tim Rimmer, a character in the movie Cars
- Tim Speedle, character on CSI: Miami
- Tim Taylor (character), in Home Improvement
- Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, played by John Cleese
- Tim, a fictional character from The Magic School Bus
- Timmy Burch is a male fourth grader at South Park Elementary.
- Timmy Martin, the well-prone human companion of Lassie, 1957-1964
- Timmy Turner, a fictional character from The Fairly OddParents
- Timothy Claypole, a character from Rentaghost a British children's television comedy show
- Timothy Frisby, a young mouse in the novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH who also appears as "Timmy Brisby" in the 1982 film adaptation The Secret of NIMH
- Timothy Leslie Templeton, a character in the 2017 movie The Boss Baby
- Timothy Lovejoy, a fictional character from The Simpsons
- Timothy McGee, a fictional character from the NCIS TV Series
- Timothy Q. Mouse, a character from the 1941 Disney film Dumbo
- 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
- Timmy Baterman, a fictional character from Stephen King's novel Pet Semetary
References
- ^ "Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
- ^ BabyNameFacts.com - popularity of the name Timothy
- ^ BabyNameScience.com - Timothy (Girl) The use of Timothy in baby girls.
See also
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