MEANING & HISTORY
What does Timoteo mean?
Timoteo is a Romance form of Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos. The compound joins an honouring verb with God.
The New Testament Timothy is central to its Christian transmission. The final o reflects the adapted personal-name form. Timoteo and Timothy are genuine language counterparts rather than names related only by sound.
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Common nicknames
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Synthetic voice reading
Tagalog
- /timoˈteo/
- [t̪ɪ.moˈt̪ɛː.jo]
Ti · mo · te · o4 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Cebuano
- /ˌtimoˈteo/
- [ˌt̪i.moˈt̪i.o]
Ti · mo · teo3 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Spanish
- /timoˈteo/
- [t̪i.moˈt̪e.o]
Ti · mo · te · o4 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Latin / Greek
Dictionary accounts by language
Tagalog
Borrowed from Spanish Timoteo, from Latin Tīmotheus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Timothy
Wiktionary: Timoteo (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cebuano
From Spanish Timoteo.
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Timoteo (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spanish
Derived from Latin Tīmotheus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).
a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy
Wiktionary: Timoteo (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
People with the name Timoteo
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Timoteo Paez
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Similar names to Timoteo
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Names in this collection
- Filoteo·Greek Philotheos: friend or lover of God
- Timothy♂Honouring God
- Doroteo♂Gift of God; Spanish Dorotheos
- Mateo♂Gift of the Lord
- Timong♂Honouring God, through Timoteo or Timothy
- Timoy♂Cebuano familiar form of Timothy or Timoteo
- Tito♂Romance-language form of Roman Titus
- Aristeo♂Best; excellent
What rhymes with Timoteo?
Dictionary rhyme matches for the readings shown.
- EliseoTagalog · /-eo/
- HideoTagalog · /-eo/
- MateoTagalog · /-eo/
- AmadeoSpanish · /-eo/
- DoroteoSpanish · /-eo/
- IreneoSpanish · /-eo/
- LeoSpanish · /-eo/
- TadeoSpanish · /-eo/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Timoteo
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 9 elected-candidate records ·
TIMOTEO
· CSV row 2,680 · ODbL 1.0 - Wikidata
- 1 person records with this given name · Q5790569 · CC0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata given-name item Q5790569 — Timoteo (opens in a new tab)
- Wikidata — Timoteo Paez (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Timoteo (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Timoteo (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Timoteo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary: Timoteo (opens in a new tab)