Timotheus is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “one who honours God.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Timotheus belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “one who honours God” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Timotheus first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3824 in 1980, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 188 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Timotheus means “one who honours God” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Timotheus is a boy name.
Timotheus comes from the Greek tradition.
Timotheus first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #3824 in 1980, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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