Timmy, or sometimes Timmie, is a masculine name, a short form of Timothy or Tim. This variation is popular as a nickname and is commonly used when someone is young, but is often used in adulthood. It is a version of the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . ''Tim'' (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

People

Timmy Allen Timmy Allen (born January 9, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Texas Longhorns of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Utah Utes. High school career Allen grew up playing baseball, football and basketball. He ...

(born 2000), an American basketball player * Timmy Chang (born 1981), American college football coach and former quarterback * Timmy Chipeco (born 1975), Filipino politician * Timmy Dooley (born 1969), Irish politician *

Timmy Duggan Timothy Duggan (born November 14, 1982) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2005 and 2013. Duggan turned professional in 2005 with , and after six years with the squad, Duggan left for i ...

(born 1982), American retired road racing cyclist *

Timmy Fitzpatrick Timmy Fitzpatrick was an inter-county hurling player with Laois GAA, Laois and Kilcotton. He was Laois's first choice goalkeeper in the 1940s and he gave some heroic displays. In the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final against Tip ...

, 1940s hurling goalkeeper *

Timmy Hammersley Timmy Hammersley (born 12 December 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonoulty–Rossmore and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. Career Hammersley was part of the Tipperary Under 21 Hurling panel i ...

(born 1987), Irish hurler * Timmy Hansen (born 1992), Swedish rallycross driver * Timmy Hill (born 1993), American stock car racing driver *

Timmy Horne Timothy "Timmy" Horne (born October 25, 1997) is an American football nose tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Charlotte 49ers football, Charlotte and Kansas State Wildcats football, ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Timmy Jernigan Timothy Lenord Jernigan Jr. (born September 24, 1992) is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State. High school care ...

(born 1992), American National Football League player *

Timmy Kelleher Timothy M. Kelleher (born 20 June 1970) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Erin's Own and was a member of the Cork Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant prod ...

(born 1970), Irish retired hurler * Timmy Mallett (born 1955), English TV presenter, broadcaster and artist * Timmy Matley, lead singer of the British group the Overtones * Timmy Murphy (born 1974), Irish jockey * Timmy O'Dowd (born 1963), Irish Gaelic footballer * Timmy Payungka Tjapangati (c. 1942–2000), Australian Aboriginal artist * Timmy Pettersson (born 1977), Swedish ice hockey player * Timmy Simons (born 1976), Belgian footballer * Timmy Smith (born 1964), American former National Football League player * Timmy Thiele (born 1991), German footballer * Timmy Thomas (born 1944), American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer * Timmy Trumpet, stage name of Australian house DJ and producer Timothy Jude Smith * Timmy Williams (born 1981), American comedian and member of ''The Whitest Kids U' Know'' *

Timmy Yip Tim Yip Kam-tim (; born 1967) is a Hong Kong art director and designer for fiction films. He is best known for his work on the 2000 martial arts film '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', for which he won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction ...

(born 1967), film art director and designer

Fictional characters

* Timmy, a dog from ''The Famous Five'' series by Enid Blyton * Timmy, a large green monster on '' The Muppet Show'' * Timmy, a lamb from the animated television series '' Shaun the Sheep'' and its spin-off '' Timmy Time'' * Timmy, a character from the animated television series ''Winx Club'' * Timmy Baterman, a fictional character from

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

's novel ''

Pet Semetary ''Pet Sematary'' is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. In November 2013, PS Publishing rel ...

'' * Timmy Brisby a young mouse in the 1982 film adaptation '' The Secret of NIMH'' *

Timmy Burch '' South Park'' is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. The ongoing narrative revolves around five children, Stan Marsh, Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny M ...

, a wheelchair-using character with a cognitive disability on the TV series ''South Park'' * Timmy Lenox, on the soap opera ''Passions'' * Timmy Martin, the boy who owns the dog Lassie in the long-running TV series ''Lassie'' * Timmy Time, British children's TV character. * The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, animated children's TV character. * Timmy Turner, from the animated television series ''The Fairly OddParents''

Animals

Timmy (gorilla) Timmy (1959 – August 2, 2011) was a western lowland gorilla (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') and a 25-year-long resident of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. He was primarily housed indoors at the Zoo's Primate, Cat & Aquatics building. The even-temp ...

(1959–2011), a longtime resident of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

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