THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Timong
Timong is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. Its lexical definition links this spelling with the longer name or names Timoteo as a short or familiar form.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /tiˈmoŋ/Standard-Tagalog
- [t̪ɪˈmoŋ]Standard-Tagalog
Ti · mong2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Clipping of Timoteo + -ng.
a diminutive of the male given name Timoteo
Wiktionary: Timong (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
CebuanoEtymology & source
A diminutive of Timothy. From Timothy + -ng. Also a diminutive of Timoteo.
a diminutive of the male given names Timoteo and Timothy
Wiktionary: Timong (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Timong in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Timong
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Tidong·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Tinong♂Short form of Celestino and Florentino
- Among·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Digong♂Short form of Rodrigo
- Emong♂Short form of Guillermo
- Ikong♂Short form of Rico and Enrico
- Miyong♂Short form of Romeo and Miyon
- Temyong♂Short form of Artemio
What rhymes with Timong?
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Explore Timong further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Timong (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Timong (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.