Timotheus Forename

148,339th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,479 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Timotheus Forename Definition:

Ti-mo'-the-us, honoured of God, valued of God. Commonly called Timothy, a disciple of St Paul. He was of Lystra, in Lycaonia; his father being a Gentile, and his mother a Jewess. 2 Tim. i. 5; Acts xvi. 1. He was first bishop of the church at Ephesus, and St Paul addressed two epistles to him.

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Timotheus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia-1,0201:2,357438
South Africa
100%
5181:105,2758,384
Indonesia-4681:551,20440,398
United States
100%
1411:2,571,18439,530
Germany
100%
1191:812,4196,982
India
100%
321:37,964,937716,884
Belgium
100%
231:499,5678,101
Thailand
100%
141:5,004,70192,981
Switzerland
100%
141:586,6788,730
Czechia-131:819,7053,136
France
100%
91:7,385,59325,788
Austria
100%
81:1,064,2757,469
Saint Lucia
100%
81:22,2272,229
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Brazil
100%
71:30,605,165257,261
Tanzania
100%
61:8,798,05338,955
Liberia
100%
61:735,34418,173
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
Pakistan
100%
51:38,871,536142,270
Nigeria
100%
51:35,512,872242,191
Zimbabwe
100%
51:3,084,76372,050
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Canada-31:11,044,45776,719
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Singapore
100%
21:3,143,52727,876
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Estonia
100%
11:1,315,3808,883
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Suriname
100%
11:552,8115,457
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487

The alternate forms: Timótheus (3) & Timothëus (1) are calculated separately.

Timotheus (877) may also be a surname.

Timotheus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ti-mo'-the-us, honoured of God, valued of God. Commonly called Timothy, a disciple of St Paul. He was of Lystra, in Lycaonia; his father being a Gentile, and his mother a Jewess. 2 Tim. i. 5; Acts xvi. 1. He was first bishop of the church at Ephesus, and St Paul addressed two epistles to him.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: honoring God.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Timotheus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Timótheus963/
Timothëus961/
Thimotheus95366/
Timotheaus952/
Timmotheus952/
Timo'theus951/
Timoteus943,865/
Timotheu94131/
Timothus949/
Timothes943/
Thimoteus89490/
Timoteius8924/
Timothous894/
Timotheas894/
Temotheus893/
Timothies893/
Tymotheus893/
Timetheus892/
Timothues892/
Timothaus891/
Timotheis891/
Timothese891/
Timotheux891/
Timothoes891/
Timothæus891/
Timottheu891/
Timothuis891/
Thimothes891/
Thimotheu891/
Tumotheus891/
Timoteu88220/
Timotus8842/
Timothu8828/
Timotes887/
Thimothæus848/
Themotheus843/
Thimatheus841/
Thimothaus841/
Thimotheyu841/
Timotthëus841/
Thimothues841/
Timothée S841/
Timothee8247,582/
Timothea82528/
Timothey82209/
Timothie8262/
Timothye8227/
Timotaus8219/
Timotejs8217/
Timateus8215/
Timothys8214/
Thimoteu8214/
Timotuis8210/
Timotteu828/
Temoteus826/
Timothis826/
Timoteis824/
Timotous823/
Thimothu822/
Timothei822/
Timothej822/
Timothuy822/
Thimotus821/
Timóteus821/
Timathes821/
Timothae821/
Timoteui821/
Timotuos821/
Timotëus821/
Thimotes821/
Timotu8026/
Timotthee7868/
Thimateus7820/
Timathaus7811/
Thimothea788/
Timotheia786/
Timotheyo783/
Tymetheus782/
Timmothea782/
Timmothye782/
Thimothis782/
Themoteus782/
Dtimothee781/
Temothees781/
Taimothee781/
Timathuus781/
Timhothee781/
Timmothee781/
Timmothey781/
Timmothie781/
Timoteyos781/
Timotheye781/
Timothiea781/
Timothiey781/
Timothish781/
Timothyos781/
Ttimothee781/
Htimothee781/
Thimothye781/
Timothios781/
Timotthie781/
Tymoteush781/
Thimotheeyos761/
Timothyjesse761/
Timotea7518,947/
Timotej752,968/
Timotei752,690/
Timotee75520/
Timatus7536/
Timotey7536/
Timotie7531/
Timotis7516/
Timetus757/
Timotoe754/
Timotau753/
Timotue753/
Temoteu753/
Timotos752/
Timotuy752/
Thimotu751/
Taimotu751/
Timathu751/
Timottu751/
Timotys751/
Temotes751/
Timothiyas747/
Thimmothee741/
Thimothyos741/
Thimotthee741/
Timathayus741/
Timothyjos741/
Tymoteuszj741/
Tytmoteusz741/
Timotije71263/
Tiomotie7154/
Timoteyo7143/
Timoteja7129/
Timoutou7124/
Timoteia7113/
Timathea719/
Tymothie719/
Timothoy718/
Timohtee717/
Timotios717/
Thimotea717/
Timotahy716/
Timathie716/
Tiemotei716/
Temothea715/
Timathee714/
Thimotie714/
Timoteio714/
Temothas713/
Temothey713/
Tymothee713/
Timothyx713/
Timotohy713/
Timathey713/
Tymothye712/
Toimatus712/
Timothay712/
Timotowe712/
Timoutie712/
Thimotei712/
Temothye712/
Temeteus711/
Temothee711/
Temothei711/
Temothis711/
Thimotey711/
Thimotuy711/
Taimatus711/
Timathis711/
Timatous711/
Timatush711/
Timotech711/
Timoteea711/
Timotish711/
Timotist711/
Timottea711/
Timottee711/
Tiemotea711/
Tymothea711/
Htimotee711/
Timotehy711/
Timotiea711/
Temotuis711/
Timothyz711/
Thimothiyos7034/
Thimothiyas701/
Timothiyose701/
Timatu6712/
Timotiyas676/
Themotees674/
Timothiya672/
Tiomoutie672/
Themothea672/
Temothios671/
Thimotios671/
Temotthee671/
Thimathos671/
Thimethis671/
Thimothiyose671/
Thimotiea671/
Thimottee671/
Timotaiah671/
Timothyia671/
Timotiyos671/
Thymothea671/
Thymothee671/
Themotuis671/
Timothaji671/
Teemethus671/

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