Meaning: Its source is Timotheos, a Greek name meaning "God's honor."
Though not linguistically related, Tim has been historically used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic name Tadhg.
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Nickname For: Timothy
Popularity: The name Tim ranked 170th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: The Timothy of Christian scripture was a companion of St. Paul. According to tradition, he was martyred after denouncing worshippers of the Greek moon goddess Diana.
Nineteenth-century novelist Charles Dickens created an enduring association with this name in his beloved work A Christmas Carol. The story turns on the fate of the crippled but ever-cheerful Tiny Tim, who exhorts us every holiday season with the cry, ''God bless us, every one!''
Arts and Music
- Tim Dubois
- Winner of the 1991 Country Music Association Song of the Year award, for ''''When I Call Your Name'''' (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Tim Hardin (born 1941, died 1980)
American singer and songwriter.
- Performed at Woodstock, August 15-17, 1969 (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Tim McGraw
American singer
- 2000 Male Vocalist Of The Year (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Winner of four Country Music Association award in 1999, 1998 and 1997 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
Miscellaneous
- Tim Allen
American actor.
- 1997 gross earnings: $47 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- 1998 gross earnings: $77 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
Science and Philosophy
- Tim Berners-Lee
British scientist who led the team that invented the World Wide Web.
- Created the Hypertext Transfer Protocol and the first Web browser (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
Sports
- Tim Brown
American football player.
- 1987 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
- Timothy 'Tim' Theodore Duncan (born 1976)
- 1999 National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (see list of NBA Most Valuable Players)
- Timothy Keefe
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Tim Mara
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Tim Raines
Baseball player.
- 1986 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Tim Salmon
Baseball player.
- 1993 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
- Tim Wood
- 1969-70 World Figure Skating champion (see list of World Figure Skating Champions)
- 1968-70 U.S. Figure Skating champion (see list of United States Figure Skating Champions)
Stage and Screen
- Tim Allen (born 1953)
American actor.
- Portrays Tim Taylor (see list of Actors on ''Home Improvement'')
- Tim Conway (born 1933)
American comedian and actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- A cast member on ''''The Carol Burnett Show'''' from 1975 to 1977 (see list of The Carol Burnett Show)
- Tim Dillon
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Characters on ''All My Children'')
- Tim Kazurinsky (born 1950)
American actor and comedian.
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1981-1984 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
- Tim Matheson (born 1947)
American actor, director and producer.
- Portrayed Griff King from 1972-73 (see list of Actors on ''Bonanza'')
- Tim McCoy
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Tim Meadows
Comedian.
- A current cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Saturday Night Live)
- Tim Robbins (born 1958)
American actor, writer, director and producer.
- Winner of the 1992 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for The Player (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
- Tim Russ
- Portrays the Vulcan officer Tuvok (see list of Actors on ''Star Trek: Voyager'')
- Tim Taylor
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Tim Allen (see list of Characters on ''Home Improvement'')
The Literary World
- Tim O'Brien (born 1946)
American novelist and short-story writer.
- 1979 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for Going After Cacciato (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Tim Page
- 1997 Pulitzer Prize winner for Criticism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism)
- Tim Weiner
- 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Timber
- Timmy Tutu
- Timnoxious
- Timbob
- Timmy the Tooth
- Timbo
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Tiny Tim
Used in reference to a character in Dickens'A Christmas Carol.
- Timlad
- Timbuktu
- Tim-Toilet-Paper
- Timbo Bagins









