Timoteo

See also: Timóteo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Timoteo and Portuguese Timóteo.

Proper noun

Timoteo (plural Timoteos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Timoteo is the 34967^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 645 individuals. Timoteo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (38.91%), Hispanic/Latino (28.84%) and White (22.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Timoteo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.

Ancient Greek τῑ́ω (tī́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek -μη (-mē)

Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós

Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós

Ancient Greek θεός (theós)

Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos)bor.

Latin Tīmotheusder.

Spanish Timoteoder.

Cebuano Timoteo

Derived from Spanish Timoteo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ti‧mo‧teo
• IPA^(key): /ˌtimoˈteo/ [ˌt̪iː.moˈt̪eː.o]

Proper noun

Timoteo

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Timothy
3. the book of Timothy

Derived terms

• Timo
• Timong
• Timoy

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.moˈke.o/, [ti.moˈkɛ.jo]

Proper noun

Timoteo

1. Timothy (biblical character; book of the Bible)
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, 1 Timoteo 1:2 (tr. KJV 1 Timothy 1:2):

     Iā Timoteo i ke keiki ponoʻī ma ka manaʻoʻiʻo; ke aloha, ke ahonui, a me ka maluhia, mai ke Akua mai ʻo ko kākou Makua, a me Iesū Kristo ko kākou Haku.

     Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

Derived terms

• Kimokeo

References

• Ka Baibala Hemolele
• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 184

Italian

Proper noun

Timoteo m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy
2. Timothy (biblical character)
3. the Book of Timothy

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.

Ancient Greek τῑ́ω (tī́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek -μη (-mē)

Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós

Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós

Ancient Greek θεός (theós)

Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos)bor.

Latin Tīmotheusder.

Spanish Timoteo

Derived from Latin Tīmotheus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /timoˈteo/ [t̪i.moˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Ti‧mo‧te‧o

Proper noun

Timoteo m

1. Timothy (biblical character)
   • 1602, “La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina)”, in Los Hechos 16:1:

     Despúes llegó á Derbe, y á Listra: y he aquí, estaba allí un discípulo llamado Timoteo, hijo de una mujer Judía fiel, mas de pagre Griego.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy

Proper noun

Timoteo m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.

Ancient Greek τῑ́ω (tī́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek -μη (-mē)

Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s

Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós

Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós

Ancient Greek θεός (theós)

Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos)bor.

Latin Tīmotheusder.

Spanish Timoteobor.

Tagalog Timoteo

Borrowed from Spanish Timoteo, from Latin Tīmotheus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /timoˈteo/ [t̪ɪ.moˈt̪ɛː.jo]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Ti‧mo‧te‧o

Proper noun

Timoteo (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜋᜓᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

1. (biblical) Timothy (companion of Paul)
2. (biblical) Timothy (books in the New Testament)
3. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Timothy

Usage notes

• The use of Timoteo as a present-day given name is less common, but still used by people of older generations.

Derived terms

• Timong