# Timo

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{{short description|Given name most often associated with males}}
{{about|the given name|the Estonian village|Timo, Estonia}}
{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Timo
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| pronunciation=
| gender = male
| meaning = "to honour" or "to esteem"
| region = 
| nickname = [Timmy](/source/Timmy), Timbo, Tim
| origin =  [Greek](/source/Greek_language) name {{lang|grc|Τιμάω}}
| related names = [Tim](/source/Tim_(given_name)), [Timothy](/source/Timothy_(given_name)), [Timofei](/source/Timofei), Timon, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, [Timotheus](/source/Timotheus), Tymoteusz, [Timothée](/source/Timoth%C3%A9e), [Tijs](/source/Tijs)
| footnotes = 
}}
'''Timo''' is a masculine [given name](/source/given_name). It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch, and German societies.

==Arts and entertainment==
*[Timo Alakotila](/source/Timo_Alakotila) (born 1959), Finnish musician
*[Timo Andres](/source/Timo_Andres) (born 1985), American composer and pianist
*[Timo Blunck](/source/Timo_Blunck) (born 1962), German musician
*[Timo Boll](/source/Timo_Boll) (born 1981), German table tennis player
*[Timo Bortolotti](/source/Timo_Bortolotti) (1889–1951), Italian sculptor
*[Timo Brunke](/source/Timo_Brunke) (born 1972), German slam poet
*[Timo Descamps](/source/Timo_Descamps) (born 1986), Belgian actor and musician
*[Timo Ellis](/source/Timo_Ellis) (born 1970), American musician and record producer
*[Timo Pieni Huijaus](/source/Timo_Pieni_Huijaus) (born 1982), a Finnish rapper <!--His defaultsort is "Timo Pieni Huijaus", but sorting him with the Ts here would be confusing.-->
*[Timo Jurkka](/source/Timo_Jurkka) (born 1963), Finnish actor
*[Timo Kahilainen](/source/Timo_Kahilainen) (born 1963), Finnish actor
*[Timo Kahlen](/source/Timo_Kahlen) (born 1966), German sound sculptor and media artist
*[Timo Kojo](/source/Kojo_(singer)) (born 1953), Finnish singer
*[Timo Koivusalo](/source/Timo_Koivusalo) (born 1963), Finnish actor, writer, and musician
*[Timo Korhonen](/source/Timo_Korhonen) (born 1964), Finnish classical guitarist
*[Timo Koskinen](/source/Timo_Koskinen) (born 1965), Finnish classical pianist
*[Timo Kotipelto](/source/Timo_Kotipelto) (born 1969), Finnish metal singer
*[Timo Lavikainen](/source/Timo_Lavikainen) (born 1972), Finnish actor
*[Timo Maas](/source/Timo_Maas) (born 1969), German electronic musician and DJ
*[Timo K. Mukka](/source/Timo_K._Mukka) (1944–1973), Finnish novelist
*[Timmo Niesner](/source/Timmo_Niesner) (born 1971), German actor
*[Timo Parvela](/source/Timo_Parvela) (born 1964), Finnish children's writer
*[Timo Räisänen](/source/Timo_R%C3%A4is%C3%A4nen) (born 1979), Swedish musician
*[Timo Rautiainen (musician)](/source/Timo_Rautiainen_(musician)) (born 1963), Finnish metal singer
*[Timo Rose](/source/Timo_Rose) (born 1977), German filmmaker and rapper
*[Timo Salminen](/source/Timo_Salminen) (born 1952), Finnish cinematographer
*[Timo Tjahjanto](/source/Timo_Tjahjanto) (born 1980), Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter
*[Timo Tolkki](/source/Timo_Tolkki) (born 1966), Finnish metal musician
*[Timo Toots](/source/Timo_Toots) (born 1982), Estonian artist
*[Timo Torikka](/source/Timo_Torikka) (born 1958), Finnish actor
*[Timo Vuorensola](/source/Timo_Vuorensola) (born 1979), Finnish film director and actor

==Politics and government==
*Timo ({{floruit|834}}), Bavarian count, subject of the ''[Song of Count Timo](/source/Song_of_Count_Timo)''
*[Timo Angelov](/source/Timo_Angelov) (1882–1903), Macedonian revolutionary
*[Timo Kalli](/source/Timo_Kalli) (born 1947), Finnish politician
*[Timo Laaninen](/source/Timo_Laaninen) (born 1954), Finnish politician
*[Timo Soini](/source/Timo_Soini) (born 1962), Finnish politician
*[Timo Vornanen](/source/Timo_Vornanen) (born 1969), Finnish politician

==Science and academia==
*[Timo Airaksinen](/source/Timo_Airaksinen) (born 1947), Finnish philosopher
*[Timo Hannay](/source/Timo_Hannay) (born 1968), English science writer and businessman
*[Timo Honkela](/source/Timo_Honkela) (born 1962), Finnish information scientist
*[Timo Joensuu](/source/Timo_Joensuu) (born 1957), Finnish oncologist
*[Timo Kivimäki](/source/Timo_Kivim%C3%A4ki) (born 1962), Finnish political scientist
*[Timo Maran](/source/Timo_Maran) (born 1975), Estonian biosemiotician and poet
*[Timo Meynhardt](/source/Timo_Meynhardt) (born 1972), German psychologist and business economist
*[Timo Penttilä](/source/Timo_Penttil%C3%A4) (1931–2011), Finnish architect
*[Timo Santalainen](/source/Timo_Santalainen) (born 1946), Finnish business professor and consultant
*[Timo Penttilä](/source/Timo_Penttil%C3%A4) (1926–2006), Finnish designer, sculptor, and professor
*[Timo Sirainen](/source/Timo_Sirainen) (born 1979), Finnish programmer and scientist
*[Timo Teräsvirta](/source/Timo_Ter%C3%A4svirta) (born 1941), Finnish economist
*[Timo Vihavainen](/source/Timo_Vihavainen) (born 1947), Finnish historian and professor of Russian studies

==Sports==
===Association football===
*[Timo Achenbach](/source/Timo_Achenbach) (born 1982), German defender
*[Timo Askolin](/source/Timo_Askolin) (born 1951), Finnish manager
*[Timo Baumgartl](/source/Timo_Baumgartl) (born 1996), German defender
*[Timo Beermann](/source/Timo_Beermann) (born 1990), German defender
*[Timo Brauer](/source/Timo_Brauer) (born 1990), German midfielder
*[Timo Çeçen](/source/Timo_%C3%87e%C3%A7en) (born 1994), German midfielder
*[Timo Furuholm](/source/Timo_Furuholm) (born 1987), Finnish forward
*[Timo Gebhart](/source/Timo_Gebhart) (born 1989), German midfielder
*[Timo Hammel](/source/Timo_Hammel) (born 1987), German goalkeeper
*[Timo Heinze](/source/Timo_Heinze) (born 1986), German defender
*[Timo Hildebrand](/source/Timo_Hildebrand) (born 1979), German goalkeeper
*[Timo Horn](/source/Timo_Horn) (born 1993), German goalkeeper
*[Timo Hübers](/source/Timo_H%C3%BCbers) (born 1996), German defender
*[Timo Jansink](/source/Timo_Jansink) (born 2003), Dutch footballer
*[Timo Kautonen](/source/Timo_Kautonen) (1945–2026), Finnish footballer
*[Timo Kern](/source/Timo_Kern) (born 1990), German midfielder
*[Timo Kunert](/source/Timo_Kunert) (born 1987), German midfielder
*[Timo Lange](/source/Timo_Lange) (born 1968), German midfielder and coach
*[Timo Letschert](/source/Timo_Letschert) (born 1993), Dutch defender
*[Timo Liekoski](/source/Timo_Liekoski) (born 1942), Finnish goalkeeper and coach
*[Timo Nagy](/source/Timo_Nagy) (born 1983), German midfielder
*[Timo Nummelin](/source/Timo_Nummelin) (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player <!--Typically the same person wouldn't be listed twice, but since the overall list is so long, this should be helpful to readers.-->
*[Timo Ochs](/source/Timo_Ochs) (born 1981), German goalkeeper
*[Timo Perthel](/source/Timo_Perthel) (born 1989), German wing-back
*[Timo Plattel](/source/Timo_Plattel) (born 1994), Dutch goalkeeper
*[Timo Reus](/source/Timo_Reus) (born 1974), German goalkeeper
*[Timo Rost](/source/Timo_Rost) (born 1978), German midfielder
*[Timo Röttger](/source/Timo_R%C3%B6ttger) (born 1985), German winger
*[Timo Scheunemann](/source/Timo_Scheunemann) (born 1973), Indonesian-born German forward and manager
*[Timo Schultz](/source/Timo_Schultz) (born 1977), German midfielder and coach
*[Timo Staffeldt](/source/Timo_Staffeldt) (born 1984), German midfielder
*[Timo Uster](/source/Timo_Uster) (born 1974), Gambian defender
*[Timo Wenzel](/source/Timo_Wenzel) (born 1977), German defender
*[Timo Werner](/source/Timo_Werner) (born 1996), German forward
*[Timo Zahnleiter](/source/Timo_Zahnleiter) (born 1948), German midfielder and manager

===Ice hockey===
*[Timo Ahmaoja](/source/Timo_Ahmaoja) (born 1978), Finnish defenseman
*[Timo Blomqvist](/source/Timo_Blomqvist) (born 1961), Finnish defenseman
*[Timo Helbling](/source/Timo_Helbling) (born 1981), Swiss defenseman
*[Timo Hirvonen](/source/Timo_Hirvonen) (1973-2023), Finnish winger
*[Timo Jutila](/source/Timo_Jutila) (born 1963), Finnish defenseman
*[Timo Koskela](/source/Timo_Koskela) (born 1979), Finnish winger
*[Timo Lahtinen](/source/Timo_Lahtinen) (born 1947), Finnish player and coach
*[Timo Lindström](/source/Timo_Lindstr%C3%B6m) (born 1986), Finnish goaltender
*[Timo Meier](/source/Timo_Meier) (born 1996), Swiss winger
*[Timo Nummelin](/source/Timo_Nummelin) (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player <!--Typically the same person wouldn't be listed twice, but since the overall list is so long, this should be helpful to readers.-->
*[Timo Pärssinen](/source/Timo_P%C3%A4rssinen) (born 1977), Finnish forward
*[Timo Pielmeier](/source/Timo_Pielmeier) (born 1989), German goaltender
*[Timo Salo](/source/Timo_Salo) (born 1985), Finnish forward
*[Timo Seppänen](/source/Timo_Sepp%C3%A4nen) (born 1987), Finnish defenseman
*[Timo Susi](/source/Timo_Susi) (born 1959), Finnish player
*[Timo Sutinen](/source/Timo_Sutinen) (born 1949), Finnish player
*[Timo Turunen](/source/Timo_Turunen) (born 1948), Finnish center

===Motorsports===
*[Timo Bernhard](/source/Timo_Bernhard) (born 1981), German racing driver
*[Timo Glock](/source/Timo_Glock) (born 1982), German racing driver
*[Timo Gottschalk](/source/Timo_Gottschalk) (born 1974), German rally navigator
*[Timo Lienemann](/source/Timo_Lienemann) (born 1985), German racing driver
*[Timo Mäkinen](/source/Timo_M%C3%A4kinen) (1938–2017), Finnish rally driver
*[Timo Rautiainen](/source/Timo_Rautiainen_(co-driver)) (born 1964), Finnish rally driver
*[Timo Salonen](/source/Timo_Salonen) (born 1951), Finnish rally driver
*[Timo Scheider](/source/Timo_Scheider) (born 1978), German racing driver

===Other sports===
*[Timo Aaltonen](/source/Timo_Aaltonen) (born 1969), Finnish shot putter
*[Timo Antila](/source/Timo_Antila) (born 1980), Finnish biathlete
*[Timo André Bakken](/source/Timo_Andr%C3%A9_Bakken) (born 1989), Norwegian cross-country skier
*[Timo Boll](/source/Timo_Boll) (born 1981), German table tennis player
*[Timo Eichfuss](/source/Timo_Eichfuss) (born 1988), Estonian basketball player
*[Timo Grönlund](/source/Timo_Gr%C3%B6nlund) (1954–2022), Finnish sprint canoer
*[Timo Hoffmann](/source/Timo_Hoffmann) (born 1974), German boxer
*[Timo Karppinen](/source/Timo_Karppinen) (born 1967), Finnish orienteer
*[Timo Kuusisto](/source/Timo_Kuusisto) (born 1959), Finnish pole vaulter
*[Timo Lumme](/source/Timo_Lumme) (born 1961), Finnish International Olympic Committee employee
*[Timo Murama](/source/Timo_Murama) (1913–1981), Finnish Nordic combined skier
*[Timo Nieminen](/source/Timo_Nieminen) (born 1981), Finnish tennis player
*[Timo Peltola](/source/Timo_Peltola) (born 1972), Finnish judoka
*[Timo Pérez](/source/Timo_P%C3%A9rez) (born 1975), Dominican Republic baseball player
*[Timo Roosen](/source/Timo_Roosen) (born 1993), Dutch cyclist
*[Timo Saarelainen](/source/Timo_Saarelainen) (born 1960), Finnish basketball player
*[Timo Sild](/source/Timo_Sild) (born 1988), Estonian orienteer
*[Timo Simonlatser](/source/Timo_Simonlatser) (born 1986), Estonian cross-country skier
*[Timo Tammemaa](/source/Timo_Tammemaa) (born 1991), Estonian volleyball player
*[Timo Tompuri](/source/Timo_Tompuri) (born 1969), Finnish discus thrower
*[Timo Weß](/source/Timo_We%C3%9F) (born 1982), German field hockey player

==Other==
*[Timo Saarnio](/source/Timo_Saarnio) (born 1944), Finnish interior architect and furniture designer
*[Tim Weiland](/source/Tim_Weiland), American fashion designer also known as Timo
*[Rick Timmo](/source/Rick_Timmo) (born 1947), New Zealand motorcycle racer

==People nicknamed Timo==
*[Tim Anderson (RAF officer)](/source/Tim_Anderson_(RAF_officer)) (born 1957)
*[Friedhelm Konietzka](/source/Friedhelm_Konietzka) (1938–2012), German football striker and manager

==Fictional characters==
*[Timo Mendes](/source/Timo_Mendes), from the German soap opera ''Verbotene Liebe''

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