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Timóteo.

a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/t͡ʃiˈmɔ.t͡ʃju/Brazil/tiˈmɔ.tju/Portugal
  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy

    masculine
    Agnaldo Timóteo Pereira
  2. Timothy (companion of Paul)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der. Ancient Greek τῑ́ω (tī́ō) Ancient Greek τῑμή (tīmḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō) Ancient Greek τῑμάω (tīmáō) Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁sós Proto-Hellenic *tʰehós Ancient Greek θεός (theós) Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos)bor. Latin Timotheuslbor. Portuguese Timóteo Learned borrowing from Latin Timotheus.

name/t͡ʃiˈmɔ.t͡ʃju/Brazil/tiˈmɔ.tju/Portugal
  1. a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Ribeirão de Timóteo (literally “Timóteo's brook”), a nearby water body named after an unknown tropeiro.

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