Tim

Gender Masculine
Usage English, German, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈtɪm/(English, German, Dutch) TIM(Slovene)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Timothy or (in Germany) Dietmar. It is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Related Names

VariantsTimmy(English) Timo(German) Timo(Dutch)
Feminine FormTimotha(English)
Other Languages & CulturesTimoteus, Timotheos(Ancient Greek) Tsimafei(Belarusian) Timothy(Biblical) Timotheos(Biblical Greek) Timotheus(Biblical Latin) Timotei(Bulgarian) Timo(Estonian) Timo(Finnish) Timothée, Timothé(French) Theudemer, Theudemar, Thiemo, Thietmar(Germanic) Theodemir, Þiudamers(Gothic) Timoteo(Italian) Timotej(Macedonian) Timoti(Maori) Þeudōmēraz(Old Germanic) Tymoteusz, Tymek(Polish) Timoteo(Portuguese) Timotei(Romanian) Timofei, Timofey(Russian) Timotej(Slovak) Teodomiro, Timoteo(Spanish) Tymofiy(Ukrainian)
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Popularity

People think this name is

youthful   informal   common   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   boring   simple   comedic  

Name Days

Norway: February 22

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Entry updated April 23, 2024