Timotheus
5 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Biblical / Dutch / German / Latin ◈ 5 syllables
""God's honor, honoring God" | Formal: "One who honors God""

From Biblical / Dutch / German / Latin

"God's honor, honoring God" | Formal: "One who honors God" Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Timotheus at a glance
Meaning"God's honor, honoring God" | Formal: "One who honors God"
OriginBiblical / Dutch / German / Latin
GenderMale
Syllables5
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#11948
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Origin & history of Timotheus
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Biblical / Dutch / German / Latin roots
Timotheus comes from the Biblical / Dutch / German / Latin tradition, meaning "God's honor, honoring God" | Formal: "One who honors God".
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How popular is Timotheus?
1980 peak year
Today, Timotheus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11948), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1980, 11 babies were given the name (ranked #3824 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. In all, around 188 babies have been registered as Timotheus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
11 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,824)
6 Avg. per year
(last decade)
60 Total registrations
last 10 years
188 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #11,948) Rare
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Numerology of Timotheus
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
T2
I9
M4
O6
T2
H8
E5
U3
S1
Sum: 40 → Life path 4
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Personality of Timotheus
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Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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