timothy
/ˈtɪməθi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
name
An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States; named for early postmaster Timothy Stephens.
name
A rare English surname originating as a patronymic.
name
A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization for Mac Tomaltaigh (“son of Tomaltach”) (Tumulty).
noun
Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Unto Timothie my own sonne in the Faith: Grace, mercie, and peace from God our Father, and Iesus Christ our Lord."
- "In a letter to his disciple Timothy, Paul expresses a prohibition against women teaching men, but we know, and he knew, that Timothy was instructed by his mother and grandmother."
- "The name Timothy was an inspiration of Cherry's own. - - - "Now then, TIMOTHY!" and this she said with a rapid forte crescendo movement which made her mother laugh and also with a jerk which spilt the milk on the little one's forehead. "Well, mother," says Cherry gaily, "I've christened him at all events." And Timothy being a distinctive name, and a scriptural one, it was retained as the appellative of this mite,"
- "O Timothy Tim / Has ten pink toes, / And ten pink toes / Has Timothy Tim."
Etymology
From Middle French Timothée, from Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Timothée, Tīmotheus, Τῑμόθεος
Usage
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Derived Forms
Phrases
alpine timothy
mountain timothy
timothy-grass
timothy hay