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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Timothy m. Ancient Greek τιμάω 'I honour' + Ancient Greek θεός 'god'.

The name of a 1st C biblical saint and martyr, a 4th C martyr, and a 5th C saint. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Timothe.

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● 1541 Timothie StAnthonlin p. 3; 1542 Timothi ibid. p. 3; 1549 Timothy ibid. p. 8; 1551 Timothy ibid. p. 9; 1553 Timothy ibid. p. 10; 1558 Tymothe bruton-vol1 p. 29; 1590 Timothe ibid. p. 50; 1594 Tymothie COmar-vol2 p. 102
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Timothy". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Timothy.