Timon

A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.

Proper noun

  1. 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...
    • 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,...

Origin

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).

Derived

Timonean Timonian Timonise Timonism Timonist Timonize