Timothy (given name)

{{short description|Given name most often associated with males}}

{{Infobox Given Name Revised

| name = Timothy

| image= Southwark Cathedral stained glass windows 01082013 08.jpg

| caption= Saint Timotheus

| pronunciation={{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|m|ə|θ|i}}

| gender = Male

| meaning = "Honouring God" or "Honoured by God"

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| nickname = Timmy, Timo, Timbo

| origin = Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}}

| related names = Tim, Timo, Timofey, Tymish, Timotej, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée

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Timothy is a masculine name. It is a version of the Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} (Timόtheos) meaning 'one who honours God', from {{lang|grc|τιμή}} 'honour' and {{lang|grc|θεός}} 'god'."Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.{{OEtymD|Timothy}}{{LSJ|timh/|τιμή}}, {{LSJ|qeo/s|θεός|ref}}. 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 boys' names. Popularity for the name has since declined, with its latest rating of 110th in 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/popularity.php?name=Timothy |title=BabyNameFacts.com - popularity of the name Timothy |access-date=2008-05-28 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707203729/http://www.babynamefacts.com/babynames/popularity.php?name=Timothy |url-status=dead }} The name has been used for girls, having a peak in 1968, ranking 908 in the United States,[http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Timothy-girl BabyNameScience.com - Timothy (Girl)] The use of Timothy in baby girls. and has declined since, making it a very rare name for girls.

People named Timothy

=Religion=

Timothy of Ammon (2nd century BC), Ammonite general
Saint Timothy, 1st-century Christian bishop whose name is associated with two books of the New Testament
Timothy (d. 178), companion of Symphorian, Christian martyr
Timothy of Constantinople (7th century), Christian priest and writer
Timothy, Bishop of Zagreb (d. 1287)
Timothy of Faras (fl. 1372), Nubian bishop
Timothy Drew (Prophet Noble Drew Ali), founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America
Timothy Kwok, Hong Kong-born Anglican bishop

Patriarchs of Constantinople

Timothy I of Constantinople (d. 523)
Timothy II of Constantinople (d. 1620)

Patriarchs of Alexandria

Timothy I of Alexandria, 4th-century bishop
Timothy II of Alexandria, also known as Timotheus Aelurus, 5th-century monophysite bishop
Timothy Salophakiolos, known as Timothy III, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria from 460{{emdash}}475 and again from 477 until his death in 485
Timothy IV of Alexandria, a bishop in the 6th century. Also known as Timothy III, since the Coptic Church does not recognize the third Timothy

Patriarchs of Seleucia-Ctesiphon

Timothy I of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, patriarch of the Church of the East, 780–823
Timothy II of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, patriarch of the Church of the East, 1318–c.1332

=Sports=

Timothy Cheruiyot, Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres
Timothy Disken, Australian paralympic swimmer
Timothy Fok, President of the Hong Kong Football Association
Timothy Goebel, American figure skater
Timothy Henry Henman, British professional tennis player
Timothy Hodge, Australian Paralympic swimmer
Timothy LeDuc, American pair skater
Timothy Liljegren (born 1999), Swedish ice hockey defenceman
Timothy Lowndes, Australian sport shooter
Timothy Maloney, Australian wheelchair basketball player
Timothy Masters (rower), Australian rower
Timothy Matthews (born 1974), Australian Paralympic athlete
Timothy McIsaac, Canadian Paralympic swimmer
Timothy McKernan, American figure skater
Timothy Peters, NASCAR driver
Timothy Phillips, known as Tim Phillips, American competition swimmer
Timothy Putt (born 1998), Australian water polo player
Timothy Seaman, American race walker
Timothy Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

=Arts=

Timothy Adams, American actor and model
Timothy Bottoms, American actor
Timothy Busfield, American actor
Timothy Carlton, English actor
Timothy Dalton, Welsh-born English actor
Timothy Fadek, American photographer
Timothy Farrell (1922–1989), American actor
Timothy Granaderos (born 1986), American actor and model
Timothy Hutton, American actor
Timothy Kirkpatrick, American drummer
Timothy Leary, American writer, psychologist, and psychedelic drug advocate
Timothy Francis Lee, British rapper known as Yxngxr1
Timothy Z. Mosley (Timbaland), record producer and rapper
Timothy Patrick Murphy, American actor
Timothy V. Murphy, Irish actor
Timothy Olyphant, American actor
Timothy Omundson, American actor
Timothy J. Rice-Oxley, songwriter and keyboard player in British band Keane
Timothy B. Schmit American musician
Timothy Smith, Australian DJ and electronic music producer known as Timmy Trumpet
Timothy Spall, English actor
Timothy Tau, Taiwanese American actor
Timothy Van Laar, American artist, writer, and professor
Timothy James Webb, Australian artist
Timothy Wilcots, American drag performer also known as Latrice Royale

=Politics=

Timothy Farrar (1747–1849), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
Timothy Groseclose, American political scientist and economist
Timothy Guerrette, American politician
Timothy Pickering, politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State
Timothy Pilgrim, Australian Privacy Commissioner and Australian Information Commissioner
Timothy Quill, Irish politician

=Other=

Timothy J. Broderick (born 1964), American physician and university professor
Timothy Ray Brown (1966–2020), the Berlin Patient, the first person in the world to be cured of HIV
Timothy Creamer (born 1959), American astronaut
Timothy J. Cunningham (1982–2018), formerly missing person
Timothy Egan (born 1954), American journalist
Timothy Ha (born 1937), former Supervisor and Principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong and Education Secretary of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui
Timothy Kopra (born 1963), American astronaut
Timothy McCoy (1955-1972), American murder victim who was killed by John Wayne Gacy
Timothy McVeigh (1968–2001), the terrorist convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing
Timothy Mo (born 1950), British Asian novelist
Tiff Needell (born 1951), also known as Timothy Tiff Needell, a UK television presenter
Timothy Peake (born 1972), British test pilot and astronaut
Timothy Snyder (born 1969), American author and historian
Timothy Tong (born 1949), former commissioner for the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong
Timothy Treadwell (1957–2003), grizzly bear enthusiast
Timothy Wong Man-kong, historian from Hong Kong

=Fictional characters=

Timothy Batterson, a character in Ninjago
Timothy Claypole, a character from Rentaghost
Timothy Lumsden, the lead character in Sorry! (TV series)
Timothy Heppner, a character from the 2020 Andrew Unger novel Once Removed
Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, a character from The Simpsons.
Timothy McGee, a character from NCIS
Timothy Q. Mouse, a character from the 1941 Disney film Dumbo.
Timothy Twostroke, a character in the Pixar film Cars
Timothy Wright, a character in the alternate reality game Marble Hornets
Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit, a character from the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Timothy Pilgrim, the titular character from the 1975 TVOntario series The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim
Timothy Jackson "Tim" Drake/Wayne (Robin) (Red Robin) a character from DC
Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a character in various Marvel Universes
Timothy "Tim" Bradford, one of the main characters from the ABC Show The Rookie