Meaning 
The name Timothy has the following meaning: One who honors God. It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Pronunciation  The name Timothy is pronounced as tim-uh-thee
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Timothy and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Timothy: Boys - Anacletus, Cletus, Giles, Isidore, Linus, Girls - Delta, Iris, Karissa, Kira, Petra, Theodora, Theola, Both genders - Melissa
Variants 
Popular Variants for the name Timothy: Teemofe (Russian), Tim (Nickname), Tima (Russian), Timathy, Timethy, Timithy, Timito (Spanish), Timka (Russian), Timkin, Timmathy, Timmie, Timmithy, Timmo, Timmothy, Timmoty, Timmthy, Timmy (English), Timo (Spanish), Timofel (Russian), Timofey (Russian), Timoffey, Timok (Russian), Timon (French), Timontheo, Timot (Hungarian), Timotei (Bulgarian), Timoteo (Spanish), Timoteus (Swedish), Timothe (French), Timothee (French), Timotheos (Greek), Timotheus (Welsh), Timothey, Timothi, Timothie, Timthie, Timun (Greek), Tiomoid (Irish), Tiriro (Russian), Tisha (Russian), Tishka (Russian), Tomothy, Tymain, Tymaine, Tymaione, Tyman, Tymane, Tymek (Polish), Tymen, Tymiek, Tymithy, Tymmothy, Tymon (Polish), Tymoteusz (Polish), Tymothee, Tymothy, Tyoma (Russian) Nicknames  Common nicknames for the name Timothy are: Tim, Timmy
Style 
We think the name Timothy should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Timothy to be: Intelligent, shy and cute guyIn one word, you might describe Timothy as a(n) " shy" person. See other "shy" names for boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Timothy is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 72 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Timothy fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 110 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Timothy in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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