English · Boy name
Tim
“short form of Timothy”
About the name Tim
Tim is a short form of Timothy. Timothy comes from the Greek name Timotheos, made of the elements time, meaning honour, and theos, meaning god. In the New Testament, Timothy was a companion of Saint Paul. Tim is used both as an informal form of Timothy and as an independent given name in English-speaking countries. A well-known bearer is Tim Berners-Lee, the English computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web.
- Meaning
- short form of Timothy
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- TIM(1 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Tim
- Tim James
- Tim Alexander
- Tim Michael
- Tim Robert
- Tim David
Questions about Tim
- What does Tim mean?
- Tim is an English name meaning "short form of Timothy".
- How do you pronounce Tim?
- Tim is pronounced TIM, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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