Given name · Bulgarian · Ukrainian
Тимотей
“I honour”·“god”
Тимотей (Timotéj) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Timothy.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Тимотей is built from elements meaning “I honour” and “god”.
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Тимотей’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Тимотей has a conventional equivalent in the English form Timothy. In Ukrainian usage, Тимотей has a transliteration in TIMOTEJ. In Bulgarian usage, Тимотей can be written in the Roman alphabet as Timotéj.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Тимотей has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Тимотей
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