'''Timofey''' ({{langx|ru|Тимофе́й}}) is a male Russian name derived from the Ancient Greek ''Timotheos'' ({{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}}), meaning "honoring God". It is a Russian variant of the name Timothy.
The corresponding male patronymic is '''Timofeyevich''' ({{lang|ru|Тимофе́евич}}), and the female patronymic is '''Timofeyevna''' ({{lang|ru|Тимофе́евна}}).
== People == * Timofey Bancod (born 2009), Junior French Chess Champion * Timofey Chalyy (born 1994), Russian athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles * Timofey Granovsky (1813–1855), founder of medieval studies in the Russian Empire * Timofey Khryukin (1910–1953), Soviet aviator * Timofey Kiryanov (born 1970), Russian football player * Timofey Kritsky (born 1987), Russian road cyclist * Timofey Lapshin (born 1988), Russian biathlete * Timofey Lebeshev (1905–1981), Soviet cinematographer * Timofey Mikhailov (1859–1881), Russian boilermaker and assassin * Timofey Mozgov (born 1986), Russian basketball player * Timofey Prokofiev (1913–1944), Soviet marine infantryman * Timofey Samsonov (1888–1955), Soviet politician and veteran of the Russian Civil War * Timofey Skryabin (born 1967), Soviet boxer
== Other == *{{ship|MT|Timofey Guzhenko}}, a Russian icebreaking tanker
==See also== * Timofeyev * Timothy (name) * Tim * Timmy * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée * Timoteo
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Category:Russian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Given names of Greek language origin