Timon

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)  [key·IPA]

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.

Related Names

VariantsTimaeus, Timaios(Ancient Greek)
Feminine FormTimo(Ancient Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesTimée(Biblical French) Timeo(Biblical Italian) Timeo(Biblical Spanish) Timéo(French) Tymon(Polish)
User SubmissionsTímon, Timón

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Romania: July 28

Categories

A Song of Ice and Fire characters, Disney characters, honour, isograms, love island Germany, play titles, saints, Shakespearean characters, Tamora Pierce characters, The Lion Guard characters, The Lion King characters, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.
Entry updated June 9, 2023