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View Name: Timon


TIMON
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
OTHER SCRIPTS: Τιμων (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: TIE-mən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Greek τιμη (time) meaning "honour, esteem". It appears briefly in the New Testament. This is also the name of the main character in Shakespeare's tragedy 'Timon of Athens' (1607).
Related Names
FEMININE FORM: Timo (Ancient Greek)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Tymon (Polish)
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