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Timon

UK/ˈtaɪmən/

Timon proper noun: a male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.

Proper noun

Timon

  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 Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 6:5

Origin of Timon

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).

Words formed from Timon

Words that rhyme with Timon

Questions about Timon

What does Timon mean?
Timon means a male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
What part of speech is Timon?
Timon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Timon?
Timon is pronounced /ˈtaɪmən/ (UK).

Words near Timon in the dictionary

  1. timocrats
  2. timoglobulin
  3. Timok
  4. Timoleague
  5. timolol
  6. Timon
  7. Timonean
  8. timoneer
  9. timoneers
  10. Timonian
  11. Timonians

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