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Timothée

Timothée is a French masculine given name. It is the French variant of the ancient Greek given name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god". The Latin equivalent is Timotheus. Its English equivalent is Timothy.

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Timothée
PronunciationFrench pronunciation: [ti.mɔ.te]
GenderMale
LanguageFrench
Origin
Word/nameGreek name Τιμόθεος
Meaning"Honouring God" or "Honoured by God"
Other names
Related namesTimothy, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Tijs

Timothée is a French masculine given name. It is the French variant of the ancient Greek given name Τιμόθεος (Timotheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god".123 The Latin equivalent is Timotheus. Its English equivalent is Timothy.

People

Timothée or Timothé may refer to:

Given name

Surname

  • Didier Thimothée (born 1970), French footballer
  • John Timothee (1870–1901), Australian rules footballer
  • Louis Timothee (1699–1738), printer and publisher in colonial America
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Timothy." Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc. 2005.
  2. Harper, Douglas. "Timothy". Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. τιμή, θεός. Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert; A Greek–English Lexicon at the Perseus Project.