Timon

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Scripts Τίμων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. TEE-MAWN(Classical Greek) TIE-mən(English) TEE-mawn(Dutch)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem". According to ancient writers, this was the name of a wealthy man of Athens who grew to hate humanity after he lost his riches and his friends deserted him. His story is related in Shakespeare's tragedy Timon of Athens (1607). This name is also mentioned in the New Testament as belonging to one of the original seven deacons of the church, considered a saint.