Timotheus
Timotheus is a masculine given name. It is a Latinized version of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god". The English version Timothy is a common name in several countries.
- Biblical Latin
- German
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Timotheus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Timotheus is a masculine given name. It is a Latinized version of the Greek name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god". The English version Timothy is a common name in several countries.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
- German
- Dutch
The Story of Timotheus
The earliest SSA record of Timotheus as a baby boy name dates back to 1971, when 6 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Timotheus — #3,614 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Timotheuss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 188 Timotheuss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Timotheus
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Timotheus. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Timotheus
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- Timotheus of Miletus , 5th century BC Greek poet and musician at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon
- Timotheus (general) 4th century BC, Athenian statesman and general, son of the general Conon
- Timotheus (sculptor) , 4th century BC Greek sculptor who took part in the building of Mausoleum of Maussollos
- Timotheus of Heraclea , 4th century BC ruler of Heraclea Pontica, and the son of the tyrant Clearchus of Heraclea
- Timotheus (aulist) , a late 4th century BC musician at the court of Alexander the Great
- Timotheus (Ammon) , a 2nd-century BC Ammonite opponent of Judas Maccabeus
- Timotheus of Tralles , 2nd century BC, victor of the 163 Ancient Olympic Games at Stadion
- Saint Timotheus , 1st century AD Christian leader
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Names that sound like Timotheus
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About the name Timotheus
Timotheus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 188 births in the dataset. Timotheus's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #3,614. Use the chart and map above to compare Timotheus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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