# Timmy

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{{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
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| 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](/source/Greek_language) name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}}
| related names = [Tim](/source/Tim_(given_name)), [Timothy](/source/Timothy_(given_name)), [Timo](/source/Timo), [Timofei](/source/Timofei), Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, [Timotheus](/source/Timotheus), Tymoteusz, [Timothée](/source/Timoth%C3%A9e), [Tijs](/source/Tijs)
| footnotes = 
}}
'''Timmy''' is a masculine name. It is often short for [Timothy](/source/Timothy_(given_name)). 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](/source/Greek_language) name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} ([Timόtheos](/source/Timotheus)).<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](/source/Timmie) and [Timme](/source/Timme).

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

==Fictional characters==
* Timmy, a [dog from ''The Famous Five'' series by Enid Blyton](/source/The_Famous_Five_(novel_series))
* Timmy, a large green monster on ''[The Muppet Show](/source/The_Muppet_Show)''
* Timmy, a lamb from the animated television series ''[Shaun the Sheep](/source/Shaun_the_Sheep)'' and its spin-off ''[Timmy Time](/source/Timmy_Time)''
* Timmy Baterman, a fictional character from [Stephen King](/source/Stephen_King)'s novel ''[Pet Semetary](/source/Pet_Semetary)''
* Timmy Brisby, a young mouse in the 1982 film adaptation ''[The Secret of NIMH](/source/The_Secret_of_NIMH)''
* [Timmy Burch](/source/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](/source/Lassie_(1954_TV_series))''
* [The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth](/source/The_Adventures_of_Timmy_the_Tooth), animated children's TV character
* [Timmy Turner](/source/Timmy_Turner), from the animated television series ''The [Fairly](/source/The_Fairly_OddParents) [OddParents](/source/The_Fairly_OddParents)''
* Timmy, from the 80’s comedy sci-fi show [Mst3k](/source/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000) in episode 416 the fire maidens of outer space 

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

==See also==
* [Timmie](/source/Timmie), given name
* [Timme](/source/Timme), given name and surname
* [Timothy](/source/Timothy_(given_name))
* [Tim (given name)](/source/Tim_(given_name))
* [Timo](/source/Timo)
* [Timotheus](/source/Timotheus)
* [Timothée](/source/Timoth%C3%A9e)
* [Timofey](/source/Timofey)
* [Timothy (disambiguation)](/source/Timothy_(disambiguation))
* [Tim (disambiguation)](/source/Tim_(disambiguation))
* [Timoti](/source/Timoti)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Given names of Greek language origin
Category:Masculine given names
Category:English given names
Category:English masculine given names
Category:Hypocorisms

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