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

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name ( Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "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 boy's 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 (2nd century BC), Ammonite general *

Saint Timothy Timothy or Timothy of Ephesus (Greek: ; ''Timótheos'', meaning "honouring God" or "honoured by God") was an early Christian evangelist and the first Christian bishop of Ephesus, who tradition relates died around the year AD 97. Timothy was fro ...

, 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 Timothy of Constantinople (fl. c. 600/700) was a Chalcedonian Christian heresiologist and presbyter of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. He wrote a treatise in Greek on Christian heresies from a Chalcedonian perspective, ''On Those ...

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

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

Coptic Church The Coptic Orthodox Church ( cop, Ϯⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲣⲑⲟⲇⲟⲝⲟⲥ, translit=Ti.eklyseya en.remenkimi en.orthodoxos, lit=the Egyptian Orthodox Church; ar, الكنيسة القبطي� ...

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 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 three ...

, American figure skater * Timothy Henry Henman, British professional tennis player *

Timothy Liljegren Timothy Winston Liljegren (born 30 April 1999) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Swedish Hockey League Liljegren made hi ...

(born 1999), Swedish ice hockey defenceman *

Timothy McKernan Timothy A. McKernan II (born July 29, 1989) is an American ice dancer who skates in partnership with Kimberley Hew-Low for Australia. They competed at the 2017 Four Continents Championships. Representing the United States with Piper Gilles, McK ...

, American figure skater *

Timothy Peters Timothy J. Peters (born August 29, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet Silverado for Rackley WAR. He was a member of the ...

, NASCAR driver * 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 ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball ...

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, ...

, American actor *

Timothy Busfield Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director. He has 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 Cumber ...

, English actor *

Timothy Dalton Timothy Leonard Dalton Leggett (; born 21 March 1946) is a British actor. Beginning his career on stage, he made his film debut as Philip II of France in the 1968 historical drama ''The Lion in Winter''. He gained international prominence as ...

, Welsh-born English actor * Timothy Fadek, American photographer *

Timothy Granaderos Timothy Granaderos Jr. (born September 9, 1986) is an American actor and model. He is known for his role as Montgomery De La Cruz in the Netflix teen drama series ''13 Reasons Why''. He has also appeared in the psychological thriller web series ' ...

(born 1986), American actor and model *

Timothy Hutton Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He is the youngest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in '' Ordinary Peopl ...

, American actor *

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. He was "a her ...

, American writer, psychologist, psychedelic drug advocate * Timothy Z. Mosley (Timbaland), record producer and rapper *

Timothy Patrick Murphy Timothy Patrick Murphy (November 3, 1959 – December 6, 1988) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Mickey Trotter on the popular CBS prime time soap opera '' Dallas'' from 1982–83. Career Murphy started his acting c ...

, American actor *

Timothy V. Murphy Timothy Vincent Murphy (born 5 April 1960) is an Irish actor based in Los Angeles. His notable 2015 roles have been on ''The Bastard Executioner'', ''Grace and Frankie'', and ''True Detective''. He played Galen O'Shea for three seasons on the ...

, 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' '' Th ...

, 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 Lassit ...

, American actor * Timothy J. Rice-Oxley, songwriter and keyboard player in British band Keane *

Timothy B. Schmit Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He has performed as the bassist and vocalist for Poco and the Eagles, having replaced bassist and vocalist Randy Meisner in both cases. Schmit has al ...

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 and presenter. He became a household name in the UK after appearing as Barry Spencer Taylor in the 1983 ITV comedy-drama series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Spall performed in '' ...

, English actor * Timothy Tau, Taiwanese American actor *

Timothy Van Laar Timothy Van Laar (born 1951 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American artist, writer and full-time professor. Art career Van Laar produces art works in multiple formats including, paintings, drawings and installation pieces many of which have been e ...

, American artist, writer, and professor * Timothy James Webb, Australian artist *

Timothy Wilcots Timothy K. Wilcots (born February 12, 1972), better known by the stage name Latrice Royale, is an American drag performer, recording artist, and reality television personality. She is best known for her appearances on the fourth season of '' RuP ...

, American drag performer also known as Latrice Royale

Politics

* Timothy Groseclose, American political scientist and economist. *

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

, politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State * Timothy Quill, Irish politician *

Timothy Pilgrim Timothy Hugh Pilgrim (born 19 August 1960) is a former Australian public servant, who was the Australian Privacy Commissioner The Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder, appointed under subsection 14 (4) ...

Australian Privacy Commissioner The Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder, appointed under subsection 14 (4) of the ''Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010''. The Privacy Commissioner is one of three commissioners in the Office of ...

and Australian Information Commissioner

Other

* Timothy J. Broderick, 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 w ...

, 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 immu ...

* Timothy Creamer, American astronaut * Timothy J. Cunningham (1982–2018), formerly missing person * Timothy Egan, American journalist * Timothy Kopra, American astronaut *

Timothy McVeigh Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people, 19 of whom were children, injured more than 680 others, and destroyed one-third ...

, the terrorist convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing * Timothy Peake, British test pilot and astronaut *

Timothy Snyder Timothy David Snyder (born August 18, 1969) is an American historian specializing in the modern history of Central and Eastern Europe. He is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute ...

, American author and historian * Timothy Treadwell, grizzly bear enthusiast *

Tiff Needell Timothy "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951 in Havant, Hampshire) 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 ...

, also known as Timothy Tiff Needell, a UK television presenter

Fictional characters

*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, whic ...

'' * Reverend Timothy Lovejoy, a character from ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

''. *

Timothy McGee Timothy Farragut "Tim" McGee () is a fictional character from the CBS television series ''NCIS''. He is portrayed by Sean Murray. McGee specializes in cybersecurity and computer crime, and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and MIT. Mur ...

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

Dumbo ''Dumbo'' is a 1941 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The fourth Disney animated feature film, it is based upon the storyline written by Helen Aberson and Harold Pearl, a ...

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

Cars A car or automobile is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of ''cars'' say that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people instead of goods. The year 1886 is regarded as t ...

'' *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 inten ...

''Marble Hornets'' * Timothy "Tiny Tim" Cratchit, a character from the 1843 novella '' A Christmas Carol'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

*Timothy Pilgrim, the titular character from the 1975

TVOntario TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario E ...

series '' The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim''

Surname

Christopher Timothy Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), " Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρ ...

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

Nick Timothy Nicholas James Timothy (born March 1980) is a British political adviser. He served as Joint Downing Street Chief of Staff, alongside Fiona Hill, to Prime Minister Theresa May, until his resignation in the wake of the 2017 general election. E ...

(born 1980), British political adviser.

Disambiguations

* Tim (disambiguation) *

Timoti (disambiguation) Timoti is a male first name, a Māori transliteration of Timothy as well as an Italian transliteration of Timoteo. It is also occasionally used as a surname. The name belongs to the following persons: * Timoti Džon Bajford, a Serbia Serb ...

Timothy Brown (disambiguation) Timothy, Timmy, or Tim Brown may refer to: Music * Timothy Brown (bassist) (born 1969), bassist for the band The Boo Radleys * Timothy Brown (conductor) (born 1946), English choral conductor * Timothy Brown (hornist), English hornist Sports Grid ...

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