Timothy
Timothy is a boy name of Greek origin, meaning Honouring God.
What Timothy means
Honouring God.
Timothy sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Timothy comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Timothy is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Timothy?
Timothy does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Timothy
Two ideas meet in Timothy: scripture and faith. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Timothy
These share Timothy's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Tobiah — God is good.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Barnaby — Son of consolation.
- Cohen — Priest.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.