Meaning & Origin
Thimothy is a boy's baby name of Greek origin, a phonetic spelling variant of Timothy, from the Greek Timotheos, meaning 'honoring God' — from timao (to honor) and theos (God). The Thi- opening reflects how the name was sometimes heard and recorded phonetically.
Timothy has deep roots in early Christian history — Saint Timothy was one of the Apostle Paul's closest companions, and his name appears throughout the New Testament. Thimothy's variant spelling represents the phonetic interpretation that occurred when names crossed literacy boundaries in early American record-keeping.