timon
/ˈtaɪmən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
Example Sentences
- "Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon! / Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise, / The breath is gone whereof this praise is made."
- "And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:"
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtaɪmən/