{{About|the given name|the fast-food chain sometimes nicknamed "Timmy's"|Tim Hortons|}} {{short description|Given name most often associated with males}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Timmy | image= | caption= | pronunciation={{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|m|ə|θ|i}} | gender = male | meaning = "Honouring God" or "Honoured by God" | region = | nickname = Timo, Timbo, Thomas | origin = Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} | related names = Tim, Timothy, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs | footnotes = }} '''Timmy''' is a masculine name. It is often short for Timothy. This variation is popular as a nickname and is commonly used when someone is young, but it is also used in adulthood. It is a version of the Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} (Timόtheos).<ref>"Timothy." ''Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary''. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.</ref><ref>{{OEtymD|Timothy}}</ref><ref>{{LSJ|timh/|τιμή}}, {{LSJ|qeo/s|θεός|ref}}.</ref>

Variant spellings include Timmie and Timme.

==People== * Timmy Allen (born 2000), American basketball player * Timmy Chang (born 1981), American college football coach and former quarterback * Timmy Chipeco (born 1975), Filipino politician * Timmy Dooley (born 1969), Irish politician * Timmy Duggan (born 1982), American road racing cyclist * Timmy Fitzpatrick, Irish hurling goalkeeper of the 1940s * Timmy Hammersley (born 1987), Irish hurler * Timmy Hansen (born 1992), Swedish rallycross driver * Timmy Hill (born 1993), American stock car racing driver * Timmy Horne (born 1997), American football player * Timmy Jernigan (born 1992), American National Football League player * Timmy Kelleher (born 1970), Irish hurler * Timmy Mallett (born 1955), English TV presenter, broadcaster and artist * Timmy Matley, lead singer of the British group the Overtones * Timmy Murphy (born 1974), Irish jockey * Timmy O'Dowd (born 1963), Irish Gaelic footballer * Timmy Payungka Tjapangati (c. 1942–2000), Australian Aboriginal artist * Timmy Pettersson (born 1977), Swedish ice hockey player * Timmy Simons (born 1976), Belgian footballer * Timmy Smith (born 1964), American National Football League player * Timmy Thiele (born 1991), German footballer * Timmy Thomas (1944–2022), American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer * Timmy Trumpet, stage name of Australian house DJ and producer Timothy Jude Smith * Timmy Williams (born 1981), American comedian and member of ''The Whitest Kids U' Know'' * Timmy Yip (born 1967), Hong Kong film art director and designer

==Fictional characters== * Timmy, a dog from ''The Famous Five'' series by Enid Blyton * Timmy, a large green monster on ''The Muppet Show'' * Timmy, a lamb from the animated television series ''Shaun the Sheep'' and its spin-off ''Timmy Time'' * Timmy Baterman, a fictional character from Stephen King's novel ''Pet Semetary'' * Timmy Brisby, a young mouse in the 1982 film adaptation ''The Secret of NIMH'' * Timmy Burch, a wheelchair-using character with a cognitive disability on the TV series ''South Park'' * Timmy Martin, the boy who owns the dog Lassie in the long-running TV series ''Lassie'' * The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, animated children's TV character * Timmy Turner, from the animated television series ''The Fairly OddParents'' * Timmy, from the 80’s comedy sci-fi show Mst3k in episode 416 the fire maidens of outer space

==Animals== * Timmy (gorilla) (1959–2011), a longtime resident of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. * Timmy (whale), a humpback whale that strayed into the Baltic Sea in early 2026

==See also== * Timmie, given name * Timme, given name and surname * Timothy * Tim (given name) * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée * Timofey * Timothy (disambiguation) * Tim (disambiguation) * Timoti

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