Meaning & Origin
Tymofiy is a boy's baby name of Ukrainian origin, the Ukrainian form of Timothy — from the Greek Timotheos, meaning 'honoring God' or 'honor of God,' composed of timao ('to honor') and theos ('God'). In the New Testament, Timothy was a close companion of Saint Paul and recipient of two of his letters.
With 8 recorded U.S. births, Tymofiy is primarily used in Ukrainian American communities, where it preserves the Ukrainian form of this ancient biblical name — connecting families to their Eastern European Christian heritage.