Timothy is a masculine name. It is a version of the Greek 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 Timothy ( el, Τιμόθεος ''Timótheos'') was an Ammonite general of the mid 2nd century BCE of the Seleucid Empire. He fought during the Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC against the Jews of Ammon and Gilead, and eventually the Maccabee rebel army ...

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

(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 Timothy I or Timotheus I (? – 1 April 518) was a Christian priest who was appointed Patriarch of Constantinople by the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I in 511. Early career Timothy was Christian priest and keeper of the ornaments of the cathedr ...

(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, 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 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 Mar Timothy II (also Timotheos II) was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 1318 to 1332. He became leader of the church at a time of profound external stress due to loss of favor with the Mongol rulers of Persia. Eleven bishops were presen ...

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

Sports

* Timothy Goebel, American figure skater *

Timothy Henry Henman Timothy Henry Henman (born 6 September 1974) is a British former professional tennis player. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis. He was the first British man to reach the singles semifinals of Wimbledon since Roger Taylor in th ...

, 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 his S ...

(born 1999), Swedish ice hockey defenceman * Timothy McKernan, American figure skater * Timothy Peters, NASCAR driver *

Timothy Seaman Timothy "Tim" M. Seaman (born May 14, 1972) is an American race walker who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.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 Granaderos (born 1986), American actor and model * Timothy Hutton, American actor * Timothy Leary, 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 ca ...

, 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' ''The ...

, 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 Timothy Tau (born Timothy Tau Hsieh ( ); 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 Story Contest for h ...

, 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 Groseclose Timothy Jay Groseclose (born September 22, 1964) is an American academic. He is Professor of Economics at George Mason University, where he holds the Adam Smith Chair at the Mercatus Center. Early life Timothy Groseclose was born on September 22 ...

, 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 Pa ...

, 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 from 2010, and was appointed to the additional role of Australian Information Commissioner in October 2016, after actin ...

, Australian Privacy Commissioner 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 *

Timothy Creamer Timothy "TJ" 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 is m ...

, American astronaut *

Timothy J. Cunningham Timothy Jerrell Cunningham (December 21, 1982 – 2018) was a Harvard-educated doctor with the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As an epidemiologist, he was a team leader in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and was na ...

(1982–2018), formerly missing person * Timothy Egan, American journalist *

Timothy Kopra Timothy Lennart "Tim" Kopra (born April 9, 1963) is an engineer, a Colonel in the United States Army and a retired NASA astronaut. He served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 20, returning to Earth aboar ...

, American astronaut * Timothy McVeigh, the terrorist convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing * Timothy Peake, British test pilot and astronaut * Timothy Snyder, American author and historian * Timothy Treadwell, grizzly bear enthusiast * Tiff Needell, also known as Timothy Tiff Needell, a UK television presenter

Fictional characters

*Timothy Claypole, a character from '' Rentaghost'' *

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 Ch ...

, 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''

Surname

* Christopher Timothy (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. ...

(born 1980), British political adviser.

Disambiguations

* Tim (disambiguation) * Timoti (disambiguation) * Timothy Brown (disambiguation), multiple people