Timothy is a masculine name. It is a version of the

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name ( Timόtheos) meaning 'one who honours God', from 'honour' and 'god'. ''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. The name has been used for girls, having a peak in 1968, ranking 908 in the United States,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 Timothy ( ''Timótheos'') was a military commander of the Seleucid Empire, active during the mid 2nd century BCE and probabaly a governor in the land of Ammon and Gilead. He fought during the Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC against the local Jews, and ...

(2nd century BC), Ammonite general *

Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek language, Greek: , ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian Evangelism, evangelist and the first Christianity, Christian bishop of Ephesus, whom the Acts of Timothy ...

, 1st-century Christian bishop whose name is associated with two books of the New Testament *

Timothy Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek language, Greek name (Timotheus (disambiguation), Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries ...

(d. 178), companion of Symphorian, Christian martyr *

Timothy of Constantinople Timothy of Constantinople (Greek language, Greek: Τιμόθεος; fl. c. 600/700) was a Chalcedonian Christian Heresiology, heresiologist and presbyter of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. He wrote a treatise in Medieval Greek, Gree ...

(7th century), Christian priest and writer * Timothy, Bishop of Zagreb (d. 1287) *

Timothy of Faras Timothy (or Timotheos) was a Nubians, Nubian monk and bishop. He was the titular bishop of Coptic Diocese of Faras, Faras (Pachoras) with his seat in Qasr Ibrim (Phrim) from 1372. Timothy was a ''hegoumenos'' (leader of a monastic community) before ...

(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 Timothy I of Constantinople or ''Timotheus I'' (Greek: Τιμόθεος; died 5 April 518) was a Christian priest who was appointed patriarch of Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I Dicorus in 511. Early career Timothy was a C ...

(d. 523) *

Timothy II of Constantinople Timothy II of Constantinople (; died 3 September 1620) was list of ecumenical patriarchs of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1612 to 1620. Life Timothy Marmarinos was born in Bandırma, on the southern shore of the ...

(d. 1620) Patriarchs of Alexandria * Timothy I of Alexandria, 4th-century bishop *

Timothy II of Alexandria Pope Timothy II of Alexandria (died 477), also known as Timothy Ailuros or Timotheus Ælurus (from Greek Αἴλουρος, "cat", because of his small build or in this case probably "weasel"), succeeded twice in supplanting the Chalcedonian pat ...

, also known as Timotheus Aelurus, 5th-century monophysite bishop *

Timothy Salophakiolos Timothy III (died 481), called Salophakiolos ("wobble cap"), was the patriarch of Alexandria from 460 until 475 and again from 477 until his death. He was an adherent of the Council of Chalcedon and opponent of Monophysitism. As such, he is not reco ...

, known as Timothy III, the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria from 460475 and again from 477 until his death in 485 *

Timothy IV of Alexandria Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. People Given name * Timothy (given na ...

, a bishop in the 6th century. Also known as Timothy III, since the

Coptic Church The Coptic Orthodox Church (), also known as the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, is an Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt. The head of the church and the Apostolic see, See of Alexandria i ...

does not recognize the third Timothy Patriarchs of Seleucia-Ctesiphon *

Timothy I of Seleucia-Ctesiphon Timothy I ( 740 – 9 January 823) was the List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 780 to 823 and one of its most influential patriarchs. He was also an author, church leader, diplomat, and administrat ...

, patriarch of the Church of the East, 780–823 *

Timothy II of Seleucia-Ctesiphon Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. People Given name * Timothy (given na ...

, patriarch of the Church of the East, 1318–c.1332

Sports

Timothy Cheruiyot Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and the 11th fastest athlete all time over the distance. At the World Athle ...

, Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres *

Timothy Disken Timothy Malcolm Disken, (born 3 November 1996) is an Australian paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships and won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he ...

, Australian paralympic swimmer *

Timothy Fok Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (born 14 February 1946), GBS, JP, the eldest son of Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok, is the President of the Hong Kong Football Association. He formerly represented the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication funct ...

, President of the Hong Kong Football Association *

Timothy Goebel Timothy Richard Goebel (born September 10, 1980) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition and the first person to land th ...

, American figure skater *

Timothy Henry Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 4 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) during the early 2000s. Henman won 15 career ATP Tour titl ...

, British professional tennis player *

Timothy Hodge Timothy Hodge (born 31 January 2001) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. He has represented Australia at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Paralympics, where he won two gold, three silver and one bronze medals. Personal Hodge was born on 3 ...

, Australian Paralympic swimmer * Timothy LeDuc, American pair skater * Timothy Liljegren (born 1999), Swedish ice hockey defenceman *

Timothy Lowndes Timothy Quentin Lowndes (born 28 September 1979 in Lilydale, Victoria) is an Australian sport shooter. He has competed for Australia in rifle shooting at two Olympics (2000 and 2004), and has been close to an Olympic final in 2004, finishing tw ...

, 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 Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

Arts

* Timothy Adams, American actor and model *

Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, C ...

, American actor *

Timothy Busfield Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director. He played Elliot Weston on the television series '' thirtysomething''; Mark, the brother-in-law of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner), in '' Field of Dreams''; and Danny Concann ...

, American actor *

Timothy Carlton Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch (born 4 October 1939) is an English actor. Early years Carlton was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, the son of Pauline Ellen Laing (née Congdon), who died on 11 October 2007, and Henry Carlton Cumberb ...

, English actor *

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. He gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, starring in '' The Living Dayli ...

, Welsh-born English actor * Timothy Fadek, American photographer * Timothy Farrell (1922–1989), American actor *

Timothy Granaderos Timothy Granaderos (born September 9, 1986) is an American actor and model. He is known for his portrayals of Ash Franklin in the thriller web series '' Tagged'' (2016–18), Taylor Price in the TV series ''In the Vault'' (2017), and Montgomery ...

(born 1986), American actor and model *

Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees#Youngest winners 4, youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he ...

, American actor *

Timothy Kirkpatrick Timothy James Kirkpatrick (born June 11, 1978) is an American drummer. Originally from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Kirkpatrick played in punk band Shaft and Emotional Hardcore, emotional hardcore bands Roosevelt an ...

, American drummer *

Timothy Leary Timothy Francis Leary (October 22, 1920 – May 31, 1996) was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from "bold oracle" to "publicity hound". Accordin ...

, 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 Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' '' ...

, American actor *

Timothy Omundson Timothy Michael Omundson (born July 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series ''Judging Amy'', Eli on the syndicated series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', Carlton Lassite ...

, 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 Jude Smith (born 9 June 1982), known by his stage name Timmy Trumpet, is an Australian musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer. He has become known internationally for playing the trumpet live and making use of jazz elements in dan ...

Timothy Spall Timothy Leonard Spall ( ; born 27 February 1957) is an English actor. He gained recognition for his character actor roles on stage and screen. In 2000, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II. S ...

, English actor *

Timothy Tau Timothy Tau (born Timothy Tau Hsieh ( ); traditional Chinese: 謝韜; pinyin: ''Xiè Tāo'') is a Taiwanese-American writer, engineer, attorney, law professor and filmmaker. Tau won the 2011 ''Hyphen'' Asian American Writers' Workshop Short Sto ...

, Taiwanese American actor * Timothy Van Laar, American artist, writer, and professor *

Timothy James Webb Timothy James Webb, as a musician also known as Tim J. Webb (born 13 February 1967 in Warburton, Victoria), is an Australian painter and sculptor, who has been living in Munich, Germany, since 2000. Biography Webb studied at the Victorian C ...

, Australian artist * Timothy Wilcots, American drag performer also known as Latrice Royale

Politics

Timothy Farrar Timothy Farrar (June 28, 1747 – February 20, 1849)Charles Henry Bell, The Bench and Bar of New Hampshire' (1894), p. 47-48. was a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1791 to 1803. Judge Farrar was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in ...

(1747–1849), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court * Timothy Groseclose, American political scientist and economist * Timothy Guerrette, American politician *

Timothy Pickering Timothy Pickering (July 17, 1745January 29, 1829) was the third United States Secretary of State, serving under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of United States Congress, Congress as ...

, 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 Timothy Ray Brown (March 11, 1966September 29, 2020) was an American considered to be the first person cured of HIV/AIDS. Brown was called "The Berlin Patient" at the 2008 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, where his cure ...

(1966–2020), the ''Berlin Patient'', the first person in the world to be cured of

HIV The human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are two species of '' Lentivirus'' (a subgroup of retrovirus) that infect humans. Over time, they cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in which progressive failure of the im ...

Timothy Creamer Timothy John "T. J." Creamer (born November 15, 1959) is a NASA flight director, retired astronaut and a colonel in the United States Army. Creamer was born in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, but considers Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to be his hometown. He ...

(born 1959), American astronaut * Timothy J. Cunningham (1982–2018), formerly missing person *

Timothy Egan Timothy P. Egan (born November 8, 1954) is an American author, journalist, and former op-ed columnist for ''The New York Times''. Egan has written ten books. Egan, a third-generation Westerner, lives in Seattle. His first book, ''The Good Rain ...

(born 1954), American journalist *

Timothy Ha Timothy Ha Wing-ho Order of the British Empire, MBE, Justice of the Peace, JP (; born 1937), is the former Supervisor and Principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, as well as Education Secretary of the Hong Kong ...

(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 John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured and murdered at least thirty-three young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, Cook County, Illinois, Norwood Park Tow ...

Timothy McVeigh Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing itself killed 167 people (including 19 children), injured ...

(1968–2001), the terrorist convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing * Timothy Mo (born 1950), British Asian novelist *

Tiff Needell Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of '' Lovecars'', and formerly served as co-presenter of '' Top Gear'' and '' Fifth Gear''. Biography Needell attende ...

(born 1951), also known as Timothy Tiff Needell, a UK television presenter * Timothy Peake (born 1972), British test pilot and astronaut *

Timothy Snyder Timothy David Snyder (born August 18, 1969) is an American historian specializing in the history of Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, and the Holocaust. He is on leave from his position as the Richard C. Levin, Richar ...

(born 1969), American author and historian * Timothy Tong (born 1949), former commissioner for the Independent Commission Against Corruption of Hong Kong *

Timothy Treadwell Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among coas ...

(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 ''Rentaghost'' is a British children's television comedy show, originally broadcast by the BBC between 6 January 1976 and 6 November 1984. The show's plot centred on the antics of a number of ghosts who worked for a firm called Rentaghost, which ...

'' *Timothy Lumsden, the lead character in ''

Sorry! (TV series) ''Sorry!'' is a BBC television sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 12 March 1981 to 10 October 1988. It starred Ronnie Corbett and was created and written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent, both of whom had previously written for Corbett on ''The Tw ...

'' *Timothy Heppner, a character from the 2020

Andrew Unger Andrew Unger (born November 8, 1979) is a Canadian novelist and satirist. He is the author of the satirical news website The Unger Review (formerly The Daily Bonnet), as well as the novel '' Once Removed'' and the collection ''The Best of the B ...

novel '' Once Removed'' *

Reverend Timothy Lovejoy Reverend Timothy "Tim" Lovejoy, Jr. is a recurring character in the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head". Rev. Lovejoy is the minister at The First C ...

, a character from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

''. *

Timothy McGee Timothy Farragut "Tim" McGee () is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS'', portrayed by Sean Murray. McGee specializes in cybersecurity and computer crime, and is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Murra ...

, a character from ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'' *Timothy Q. Mouse, a character from the 1941 Disney film ''

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American Animated film, animated Musical film, musical Fantasy film, fantasy Comedy drama, comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film i ...

''. *Timothy Twostroke, a character in the Pixar film ''

Cars A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...

'' *Timothy Wright, a character in the

alternate reality game An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive networked narrative that uses the real world as a platform and employs transmedia storytelling to deliver a story that may be altered by players' ideas or actions. The form is defined by int ...

Marble Hornets ''Marble Hornets'' is an alternate reality YouTube web series based on the Slender Man online mythos. The first video was posted on YouTube on June 20, 2009, following a post that its creator, Troy Wagner, created on the Something Awful forum ...

'' * Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit, a character from the 1843 novella ''

A Christmas Carol ''A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas'', commonly known as ''A Christmas Carol'', is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. It recounts the ...

'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and Social criticism, social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by ...

*Timothy Pilgrim, the titular character from the 1975

TVOntario TVO (stylized in all lowercase as tvo), formerly known as TVOntario, is a Canadian Public broadcasting, publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates ...

series ''

The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim ''The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim'' was a children's television serial consisting of ten 15-minute installments which originally aired in 1975 on Canada's TVOntario and was rerun countless times afterward over the next decade on TVO as well as o ...

'' * 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''

Surname

Christopher Timothy Christopher Timothy (born 14 October 1940) is a British actor and narrator. He is known for his roles as James Herriot in '' All Creatures Great and Small'', Mac McGuire in the BBC One daytime soap opera '' Doctors'' and Ted Murray in the BBC ...

(born 1940), Welsh actor. * Miriam Timothy (1879–1950), British harpist. *

Nick Timothy Nicholas James Timothy (born March 1980) is a British politician and former special adviser who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as joint Downing ...

(born 1980), British political adviser.

Disambiguations

* Tim (disambiguation) *

Timoti Timoti is a male given name. Notable people with the name include: * Timothy John Byford (Serbian: Timoti Džon Bajford, 1941–2014), English-Serbian author and director * Tīmoti Kāretu (born 1937), New Zealand Māori-language scholar {{g ...

* Timothy Brown (disambiguation), multiple people

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