Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Τιμολέων
“honour”·“lion”
Τιμολέων (Tīmoléōn) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Timoléōn.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Τιμολέων is built from elements meaning “honour” and “lion”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-, built from Ancient Greek τῑμή (“honour”) + λέων (“lion”).
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Τιμολέων’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Τιμολέων has a transliteration in Timoléōn. In Ancient Greek usage, Τιμολέων can be written in the Roman alphabet as Tīmoléōn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Τιμολέων
- TimoleonGreek statesman and general (c.411–337 BC)410 BC–336 BC
- Timoleon VassosGreek general (1836–1929)
- Timoleon FilimonGreek politician, Mayor of Athens (1833–1898)
- Timoleon AmbelasGreek poet1850–1926
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