Timon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 2 German 2.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

Ancient Greek Τίμων.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Timon

Plural -

Timon

1. A male given name of mostly historical use.

[edit] Quotations

• 1611, King James Version of the Bible (Authorized Version), Acts 6:5:

  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:

• ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:

  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.

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[edit] German

[edit] Proper noun

Timon

1. A male given name, cognate to English Timon, also in modern use.