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 [ 1 syll. tim, ti-m ] The boy name Tim is pronounced TIHM KEY. Tim has its origins in the Old Greek and Germanic languages. It is used largely in English and German. Tim is a variant form of the German Dietmar. Tim is also a variant form of the English Artemas. Tim is also a short form (English and German) of the English Timothy. A form of the name is the German and English spelling variant Timm. See also the related form, the Irish and Scottish Tadhg. Tim is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked in 1960 with 0.320% of baby boys being named Tim. It was #60 in rank then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is currently used only on a very modest scale. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly related to Tim, the English Timothy was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Tim include the German and English Timm, the German Timme, the Vietnamese, English, and Scottish Tam, the Frisian and German Tamme, the Vietnamese and English Tan, the English Tann, the name Tem, the English Thain, the English Thaine, the English Thane, the Vietnamese Thanh, the English Thayne, the Dutch and English Thom, the English Thyme, the Vietnamese Tien, the Vietnamese Tin, the English, French, and German Tom, the Portuguese Tome, the English Tomm, and the English Tone. Details of famous persons named Tim: KEY: Pronunciation for Tim: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
