Meanings
- A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon! / Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise, / The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
c. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]1 more example
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 6:5
Origin
- Ancient GreekΤῑ́μων
- EnglishTimon
From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).
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Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων
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Bulgarian Тимон
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German Timon
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Greek Τίμων
- Τίμων (Tímon)Translations
Hebrew טימון
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Italian Timone
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Latin Tīmon
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Polish Tymon
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Portuguese Timão
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Russian Тимо́н
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Spanish Timón
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Ukrainian Тімо́н, Тимо́н
- Тімо́н (Timón)Translations
- Тимо́н (Tymón)Translations
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Timon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timon
“Timon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Timon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Timon.
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