Timothy
/ˈtɪməθi/ proper noun, noun
Forms timothies
- proper noun Either of two books in the New Testament (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy) which are epistles to Timothy.
- proper noun A companion of Paul mentioned in the Bible.
- proper noun A male given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
- proper noun An unincorporated community in Tennessee, United States; named for early postmaster Timothy Stephens.
- proper noun A rare English surname originating as a patronymic.
- proper noun A surname from Irish, a rare adopted anglicization for Mac Tomaltaigh (“son of Tomaltach”) (Tumulty).
- noun Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), native to Europe, but introduced widely and naturalized in US.
- noun Mountain timothy (Phleum alpinum), native to North America.
- noun Grass of other species of genus Phleum.
Synonyms
Tim. catstail timothy-grass timothy grass herd's grass Phleum pratense
Etymology
From Middle French Timothée, from Latin Tīmotheus, from Ancient Greek Τῑμόθεος (Tīmótheos), from τῑμάω (tīmáō, “to honour”) + θεός (theós, “god”).
Named after Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; --called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
Etymology [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Timothy”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details