{{wiktionary|Timothy|timothy}} '''Timothy''' is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name {{lang|grc|Τιμόθεος}} (Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God".<!-- <ref>"Timothy." ''Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary''. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.</ref> --> Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. {{tocright}}

==People== ===Given name=== * Timothy (given name), including a list of people with the name * Tim (given name) * Timmy * Timo * Timotheus * Timothée * Timoteo (given name)

=== Surname === * Bankole Timothy (1923–1994), Sierra Leonean journalist * Christopher Timothy (born 1940), Welsh actor * Miriam Timothy (1879–1950), British harpist * Nick Timothy (born 1980), British political adviser

=== Mononym === * Saint Timothy, a companion and co-worker of Paul the Apostle * Timothy I (Nestorian patriarch)

== Education == * Timothy Christian School (Illinois), a school system in Elmhurst, Illinois * Timothy Christian School (New Jersey), a school in Piscataway, New Jersey

== Arts and entertainment == * "Timothy" (song), a 1970 song by The Buoys * ''Timothy Goes to School'', a Canadian-Chinese children's animated series * ''Timothy'' (TV film), a 2014 Australian television comedy * ''Timothy Turtle'', a 1946 picture book by Al Graham * ''The Adventures of Timothy Pilgrim'', a 1975 Canadian children's television program

== Places == * Timothy, Tennessee, an unincorporated town in Overton County, Tennessee * Chief Timothy State Park, a former state park in Asotin County, Washington

== Other uses == * Timothy-grass, a type of grass * Timothy (tortoise), a tortoise in the UK * First Timothy and Second Timothy, Pauline epistles from the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

== See also == * {{in title}} * Tim (disambiguation) * Timoti * Timati (born 1983), a Russian recording artist and entrepreneur * Tymoshenko, a Ukrainian surname derived from the name Timothy * Acts of Timothy, an Apocryphal work regarding Saint Timothy

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