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 [ 3 syll. ti-mot-hy, tim-o-thy ] The boy name Timothy is pronounced as TIHMahTHiy KEY. Timothy is mainly used in the English language and it is of Old Greek origin. The name means honoring God, honored by God. Biblical name derived from the words 'time' meaning honor, revere ; 'theos' meaning god. Original forms of Timothy include Timotheos (Old Greek) and Timotheus (Latin). 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 common in classical Greece, but it was first adopted by English speakers only in the 16th century. The name Timothy is widely used; it has 31 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Timkin, Timm (used in German too), Timmie, and Timon (used in German and Hungarian too) are forms of Timothy that are used in English. The short form Tim (used in German too), the pet form Timmy, and the variant spellings Timothey and Tymothy are other English forms. Foreign forms of the name include the Hawaiian Kimokeo, the Irish Tighe, the Russian Tima, the Russian Timka, the Russian Timofei, the Russian Timofey, the Russian Timok, the Hungarian Timot, the Slavic Timotei, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Timoteo, the Scandinavian Timoteus, the French Timothe, the Greek Timotheos, the German Timotheus, the French Timothée, the Irish Tiomoid, the Russian Tisha, the Russian Tishka, the Polish Tymek, the Polish Tymon, and the Polish Tymoteusz. Specific foreign variants include the short form Timo (Finnish and Italian), and the pet form Tyoma (Russian). Timothy is a popular baby boy name. The name rose in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1960s. Its usage peaked in 1967 with 1.607% of baby boys being given the name Timothy. It had a ranking of #11 then. The baby name has experienced a fall in frequency since then. In 2008, its usage was only 0.186% and its ranking #108, but it was nonetheless the most frequently used among all boy names in its family. The name Timothy has been mainly given to boys, though it has also been used as a girl name in the last century. There were 153 times more boys than girls who were named Timothy in 1970. Baby names that sound like Timothy include the French Timothée, the French Tiennot, the English Timothey, the English Tymothy, the English Tandy, the Zulu Thandiwe, the Hungarian Timot, the Slavic Timotei, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Timoteo, the French Timothe, the Czech Tonda, and the Spanish Tonete. Details of famous persons named Timothy: KEY: Pronunciation for Timothy: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
