Timon

See also timon, and timón

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tīmōn).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: tīʹmən, IPA: /ˈtaɪmən/, X-SAMPA: /"taIm@n/

Proper noun

Timon

1. A male given name of mostly historical use.
   • 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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German

Proper noun

Timon

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