This article is about the given name. For the fast-food chain sometimes nicknamed "Timmy's", see
Tim Hortons. For the 2018 short film, see
Timmy (film).
Timmy is a masculine name, a short form of Timothy or Tim. 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 name Τιμόθεος (Timόtheos) meaning "one who honours God," from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god."[1][2][3]
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| Gender | male |
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| Word/name | Greek name Τιμόθεος |
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| Meaning | "Honouring God" or "Honoured by God" |
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| Nickname(s) | Timo, Timbo, Thomas |
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| Related names | Tim, Timothy, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs |
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Variant spellings include Timmie and Timme.
- Timmy Allen (born 2000), American basketball player
- Timmy Chang (born 1981), American college football coach and former quarterback
- Timmy Chipeco (born 1975), Filipino politician
- Timmy Dooley (born 1969), Irish politician
- Timmy Duggan (born 1982), American road racing cyclist
- Timmy Fitzpatrick, Irish hurling goalkeeper of the 1940s
- Timmy Hammersley (born 1987), Irish hurler
- Timmy Hansen (born 1992), Swedish rallycross driver
- Timmy Hill (born 1993), American stock car racing driver
- Timmy Horne (born 1997), American football player
- Timmy Jernigan (born 1992), American National Football League player
- Timmy Kelleher (born 1970), Irish hurler
- Timmy Mallett (born 1955), English TV presenter, broadcaster and artist
- Timmy Matley, lead singer of the British group the Overtones
- Timmy Murphy (born 1974), Irish jockey
- Timmy O'Dowd (born 1963), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Timmy Payungka Tjapangati (c. 1942–2000), Australian Aboriginal artist
- Timmy Pettersson (born 1977), Swedish ice hockey player
- Timmy Simons (born 1976), Belgian footballer
- Timmy Smith (born 1964), American former National Football League player
- Timmy Thiele (born 1991), German footballer
- Timmy Thomas (1944–2022), American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter and record producer
- Timmy Trumpet, stage name of Australian house DJ and producer Timothy Jude Smith
- Timmy Williams (born 1981), American comedian and member of The Whitest Kids U' Know
- Timmy Yip (born 1967), Hong Kong film art director and designer
- Timmy Osborne (born 1969), Leader of the Timmy Timmy Gang
- Timmy, a dog from The Famous Five series by Enid Blyton
- Timmy, a large green monster on The Muppet Show
- Timmy, a lamb from the animated television series Shaun the Sheep and its spin-off Timmy Time
- Timmy Baterman, a fictional character from Stephen King's novel Pet Semetary
- Timmy Brisby, a young mouse in the 1982 film adaptation The Secret of NIMH
- Timmy Burch, a wheelchair-using character with a cognitive disability on the TV series South Park
- Timmy Lenox, on the soap opera Passions
- Timmy Martin, the boy who owns the dog Lassie in the long-running TV series Lassie
- The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth, animated children's TV character
- Timmy Turner, from the animated television series The Fairly OddParents
- Timmy (gorilla) (1959–2011), a longtime resident of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
"Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
