Timotej: meaning “I honour”, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

What it means

Timotej is a romanization of Тимотей. Тимотей is built from elements meaning “I honour” and “god”.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Timotej is a romanization of Тимотей. Тимотей comes from Ancient Greek.

Explained through its name family

Timotej’s family of names

In Slovenian usage, Timotej has a conventional equivalent in the English form Timothy. In Slovenian usage, Timotej has a conventional equivalent in the German form Timotheus. In Croatian usage, Timotej has a conventional equivalent in the French form Timothé.

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Timotej has relatives in 7 languages.

7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Тимотейin another script · Ukrainian

Across languages 13

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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