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Boy name Greek origin Christian tradition

Timothy

TIM-uh-thee · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Honoring God; God's honor
Language
Greek
Culture
Christian
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#208
2024 births1,708
Peak year1959
First appeared1880
Total US births1,082,404
1959 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
TimTimmy
Alternate spellings
TimotheeTimoteo
In other languages
Timoteo (Italian)Timothée (French)Timofey (Russian)

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Notable people named Timothy

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