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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Τιμησίλεως, Τιμησιλέως(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsTimesileus (latinized form), Timisileos (modern Greek transcription), Τιμησίλαος (Timesilaos = variant form, which is properly latinized to Timesilaus)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun τίμησις (timesis) meaning "esteeming, honouring" as well as "estimation, valuation" combined with the Attic Greek noun λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos).This was the name of a Greek tyrant of Sinope, who lived in the 5th century BC. He is also known under the latinized forms Timesileus and Timesilaus, of which the latter comes from the rare name Τιμησίλαος (Timesilaos). Both of the last two names are incorrect to use in relation to the tyrant, for there were no records found in Sinope for either name.