Meaning and background
The story behind Timothy
Timothy is the English form of Greek Timotheos, made from elements for honouring and God. It has a long Christian history through Timothy, a companion of Paul whose name appears in the New Testament. Unlike a modern invented nickname, its origin is well attested, though religious meaning does not imply anything about a dog’s character.
- Meaning
- From Greek Timotheos, “honouring God”. Source
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About Timothy
Recorded as a dog’s name
Timothy appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tɪməθi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tɪməθi/ · primary stress on syllable 1T IH1 M AH0 TH IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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