Timothy ( given name ) - wikipedia Timothy ( given name ) Timothy Saint Timothy Pronunciation / ˈtɪməθi / Gender Male Origin Word / name Greek Meaning `` Honouring God '' or `` Honoured by God '' Other names Nickname ( s ) Tim, Timmy, Timo, Timbo Related names Tim, Timo, Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος ( Timόtheos ) meaning `` honouring God '', `` in God 's honour '', or `` honoured by God ''. It is a common name in several countries, including non-English speaking ones. 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. Contents 1 People named Timothy 1.1 Religion 1.2 Sports 1.3 Arts 1.4 Politics 1.5 Other 1.6 Fictional characters 2 References People named Timothy Religion Saint Timothy, first century Christian bishop whose name is associated with two books of the New Testament Timotheus, Christian martyr Pope Timothy II of Alexandria ( Timothy Aelurus, d. 477 ) Patriarch Timothy I of Constantinople ( d. 523 ) Timothy I, Patriarch of the Church of the East from 780 to 823 Sports Timothée Atouba, Cameroonian footballer Tim Belcher, MLB player Tim Biakabutuka, NFL player Tim Borowski, German footballer Tim Bowens, NFL player Tim Brent, NHL player Tim Bresnan, English cricketer Timothy Brown ( disambiguation ), multiple people Tim Cahill, Australian footballer Tim Conboy, NHL player Tim Connolly, NHL player Tim Couch, NFL player Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlete Tim DiBisceglie, American footballer Tim Don, Triathlete Tim Duncan, NBA player Tim Ecclestone, NHL player Tim Foli, MLB player Tim Gleason, NHL player Timo Glock, German motor racing driver Timothy Goebel, American figure skater Tim Gould, Mountain Bike racer Tim Gray, NFL player Tim Grunhard, NFL player Tim Hardaway, NBA player Tim Harris ( disambiguation ), multiple people Tim Henman, retired English tennis player Tim Hightower, NFL player Tim Horton, NHL player ( deceased ) Tim Howard, goalkeeper Tim Jackman, NHL player Tim Janus, American competitive eater Tim Jennings, NFL player Tim Kennedy, NHL player Tim Kerr, NHL player Tim Krumrie, NFL player Tim Lincecum, American baseball pitcher Tim McCarver, MLB player & broadcaster Timothy McKernan, American figure skater Tim May, Australian cricketer Tim Munton, English cricketer Tim Paine, Australian cricketer Timothy Peters, NASCAR driver Tim Raines, MLB player Tim Ravenscroft, Guernsey cricketer Tim Robinson, English cricketer Tim Ryan ( American football ), NFL player & broadcaster Tim Salmon, MLB player Timothy Seaman, American race walker Tim Sestito, NHL player Tim Silvia, Mixed Martial Arts fighter Timmy Smith, NFL player Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer Tim Tebow, NFL player Tim Thomas ( ice hockey ), NHL player Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher Tim Wallace, NHL player Tim Wallach, MLB player Tim White ( wrestling ), wrestling referee Tim Young ( ice hockey ), NHL player Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer Timo Hildebrand, German footballer Tim Wiese, German footballer Arts Timbaland ( Timothy Z. Mosley ), record producer and rapper Tim Bergling ( Avicii ) Swedish DJ Tiny Tim ( musician ) ( Herbert Buckingham Khaury ), American musician Tim Allen, American actor Tim Armstrong, American musician Timothy Bottoms, American actor Tim Brooke - Taylor, English actor Tim Buckley, American singer and musician Tim Burton, American director Tim Christensen, Danish musician Tim Conway, American actor Tim Curry, English actor Tim Commerford, bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave Timothy Dalton, Welsh - born English actor Timothy Fadek, American photographer Tim Harding ( musician ), member of Australian children 's musical group Hi - 5 Tim Heidecker, American actor Tim Hildebrandt, American illustrator Timothy Hutton, American actor Timothy Leary, American writer, psychologist, psychedelic drug advocate, and one of the first people to be buried in space Tim Kash, British television presenter Tim Key, English actor, writer and performance poet Tim McGraw, American country singer Tim McIlrath, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American punk rock band Rise Against Tim Minchin, Australian comedian -- musician Timothy Olyphant, American actor Timothy Omundson, American actor Tim Rice, British lyricist Timothy J. Rice - Oxley, songwriter and keyboard player in British band Keane Tim Robbins, American actor Tim Roth, English actor Timothy B. Schmit American musician Timothy Spall, English actor Tim Thomerson, American actor Tim Urban, American musician Tim Vine, British comedian Timothy James Webb, Australian artist Tim Westwood, British DJ and broadcaster Timothy Wilcots, American drag performer who performs under the name Latrice Royale Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor Timmy Matley, lead singer of the British group the Overtones Politics Timothy Groseclose, American political scientist and economist. Tim Hutchinson, former United States Senator from Arkansas Tim Johnson, former United States Senator from South Dakota Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina Tim Stine, American businessman and politician Other Tim Berners - Lee, invented the World Wide Web Timothy J. Broderick, American physician and university professor Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc Timothy Creamer, American astronaut Tim Foecke, metallurgist Tim Gunn, television personality Timothy Kopra, American astronaut Tim Kretschmer, German mass murderer Tim Kurkjian, Baseball writer / analyst Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted of the Oklahoma City bombing Tim Mudde, Dutch rightist Timothy Peake, British test pilot and astronaut Tim Russert, American news anchor Tim Ryan ( sportscaster ), American sportscaster Timothy Treadwell, grizzly bear enthusiast Fictional characters Timothy Q. Mouse, a character from the 1941 Disney film Dumbo. Tim Rimmer, a character in the movie Cars Timothy Twostroke, a character in the movie Cars Tiny Tim ( A Christmas Carol ) ( Tim Cratchit ), a fictional character from Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol Tinny Tim, a child robot, from the television series Futurama Tim Bisley, a character in the television series Spaced Tim Drake, the third character to go by the name of `` Robin '' in the DC Universe comics Timothy Lovejoy, a fictional character from The Simpsons Timothy McGee, a fictional character from the NCIS TV Series Tim Riggins, a fictional character from Friday Night Lights Tim Canterbury a fictional character from The Office UK Timmy Turner, a fictional character from The Fairly OddParents Timmy Martin, the well - prone human companion of Lassie, 1957 - 1964 Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, played by John Cleese Timothy Claypole, a character from Rentaghost a British children 's television comedy show Timmy Burch is a male fourth grader at South Park Elementary. Timothy James Woodhead, a character from Douglas Adam 's ' A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, ' notorious for betraying the hero for a meal deal Timothy, an oil burning engine in Thomas and Friends. References Jump up ^ `` Timothy. '' Nelson 's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005. Jump up ^ BabyNameFacts.com - popularity of the name Timothy This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Timothy_(given_name)&oldid=800320450 '' Categories : Given names of Greek language origin Greek masculine given names Masculine given names English given names Hidden categories : Articles containing Ancient Greek - language text All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Nederlands Norsk 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 September 2017, at 20 : 05. 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Question: what is the origin of the name timothy
Answer: It comes from the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos)