Meaning of the nameTimóteo

Timóteo is a male name of Greek origin, coming from Latin Timotheus, formed from the Greek elements 'honor' and 'god'; Behind the Name translates it as 'honoring God'.

Meaning

“honoring God”

Source: Wiktionary: Timóteo · Behind the Name: Timothy

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People (2022): 3,062
Rank in Brazil: #3,835
Median age: 36 years
2010 Census: 3,100; people

Timóteo in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Timóteo, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (589 people).

0 women 3,051 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Timóteo is most common

States with the highest share of people named Timóteo in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Amazonas 0.005%
Pará 0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
Maranhão 0.002%
Santa Catarina 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	467	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	252	0.002%
Bahia	230	0.002%
Minas Gerais	218	0.001%
Pará	201	0.003%
Amazonas	199	0.005%
Rio de Janeiro	194	0.001%
Paraná	169	0.002%
Ceará	145	0.002%
Santa Catarina	131	0.002%
Maranhão	129	0.002%
Pernambuco	100	0.001%
Goiás	96	0.001%
Mato Grosso	82	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	75	0.003%
Distrito Federal	72	0.003%
Espírito Santo	63	0.002%
Rondônia	40	0.003%
Piauí	38	0.001%
Roraima	34	0.005%
Alagoas	28	0.001%
Tocantins	26	0.002%
Sergipe	21	0.001%
Acre	19	0.002%
Paraíba	15	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Timóteo

Wiktionary lists Timóteo as a learned borrowing from Latin Timotheus, which comes from Greek Τῑμόθεος, formed from τῑμή, 'honor', and θεός, 'god'. Behind the Name gives the Greek name Timotheos the meaning 'honoring God' and lists Timoteo as the Portuguese form. Timóteo is also the name, in the New Testament, of a companion of the apostle Paul. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,062 people named Timóteo, with a median age of 36.

Sources

Wiktionary: Timóteo · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Timothy · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Timóteo

What does the name Timóteo mean?

Timóteo means “honoring God”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Timóteo in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,062 people with the first name Timóteo, which ranks it number 3,835 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Timóteo a boy's or a girl's name?

Timóteo is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 3,051 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Timóteo?

Timóteo is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Timóteo most common?

Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.005% of the state's population is named Timóteo (199 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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