Tim (given name)

Tim

Pronunciation	/ˈtɪm/
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Greek name Τιμόθεος
Other names
Nicknames	Timmy, Timo, Timbo
Related names	Timothy, Timo, Timofei, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs

Tim is a masculine given name. It is often short for Timothy. Tim (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.

In Glasgow, Scotland Tim is a slang term for a Catholic. ^{[1] [2]}

In academia

• Tim Berners-Lee, English founder of the World-Wide Web
• Tim Harford, English economist author and popularizer of economics
• Tim de Zeeuw (born 1956), Dutch astronomer

In arts and entertainment

• Tim Allen (born 1953), American actor
• Tim Armstrong (born 1965), American musician
• Tim Braun, percussionist for American red dirt metal ensemble Texas Hippie Coalition
• Tim Bergling, known as Avicii (1989–2018), Swedish DJ and record producer
• Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor
• Tim Buckley (1947–1975), American singer and musician
• Tim Burton (born 1958), American director
• Tim Christensen, Danish musician
• Tim Commerford, bassist for Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave
• Tim Conway (1933–2019), American actor
• Tim Curry (born 1946), English actor
• Tim Dadabo (born 1961), American voice actor and singer
• Tim Daly (born 1956), American actor
• Tim Dever, American actor
• Tim Douglas, Canadian actor who was a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series You Can't Do That on Television
• Tim Elston, Australian actor
• Tim Hardin, an American folk and blues musician and composer
• Tim Harding (musician), original member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5
• Tim Heidecker (born 1976), American actor
• Tim Hildebrandt, American illustrator
• Tim Holt (1919–1973), American actor
• Tim Kash, British television presenter
• Tim Key, English actor, writer and performance poet
• Tim Lagasse, American muppeteer
• Tim Longest - member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• Tim Maddren, Australian television personality and modern member of Hi-5
• Tim Maia, stage name of Sebastião Rodrigues Maia, Brazilian singer-songwriter and businessman
• Tim Mälzer, German television chef
• Tim McGraw (born 1967), American country singer
• Tim McIlrath, Lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the American punk rock band Rise Against
• Tim Meadows (born 1961), American actor and comedian
• Tim Minchin, Australian comedian–musician
• Tim Moore (1887–1958), American actor and comedian
• Tim Rice, British lyricist
• Tim Robbins (born 1958), American actor
• Tim Roth, English actor
• Tim Russ (born 1956), American actor
• Tim Stallworth (born 1966), American football player
• Tim Thomerson (born 1946), American actor
• Tim Urban, American musician
• Tim Van Patten (born 1959), American director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
• Tim Vine, British comedian
• Tim Westwood, British DJ and broadcaster
• Tiny Tim (musician) (Herbert Buckingham Khaury), American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist
• Tim (singer), popular K-pop solo singer

In politics

• Tim Farron, British politician
• Tim Hutchinson, former United States Senator from Arkansas
• Tim Johnson, former United States Senator from South Dakota
• Tim Kaine, United States Senator from Virginia
• Tim Orbos, Filipino businessman, government administrator, and politician
• Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor
• Tim Ryan, Democratic Congressperson from Ohio
• Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina
• Tim Sheehy, United States Senator from Montana
• Tim Smith, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
• Tim Walz, current governor of Minnesota
• Tim Wilson, Australian federal politician

In sports

In American football

• Tim Biakabutuka, NFL player
• Tim Bowens, NFL player
• Tim Boyle, American football player
• Tim Couch, NFL player
• Tim Cowan, American football player
• Tim Daniel, American football player
• Tim DeMorat, NFL player
• Tim Gilligan, American football player
• Tim Gray, NFL player
• Tim Grunhard, NFL player
• Tim Hasselbeck, NFL player
• Tim Hightower, NFL player
• Tim Jennings, NFL player
• Tim Keenan III, college football player
• Tim Krumrie, NFL player
• Tim Levcik, American football player
• Tim Riordan, American football player
• Tim Settle, American football player
• Tim Simpson, American football player
• Tim Skipper, American football player and coach
• Tim Stallworth, NFL player
• Tim Tebow, American football player
• Tim Williams, American football player

In baseball

• Tim Atherton, Australian baseball player
• Tim Belcher, MLB player
• Tim Elko, MLB player
• Tim Foli, MLB player
• Tim Herrin, MLB player
• Tim Hudson, American baseball player
• Tim Kennelly, Australian professional baseball player
• Tim Lincecum, American baseball player
• Tim Lopes (baseball), American baseball infielder
• Tim McCarver, MLB player & broadcaster
• Tim Murnane, MLB player & sportswriter
• Tim Raines, MLB player
• Tim Salmon, MLB player
• Tim Wakefield, American baseball player
• Tim Wallach, MLB player

In basketball

• Tim Cone, American basketball coach for the Philippine Basketball Association
• Tim Duncan, American basketball coach and player
• Tim Floyd, American basketball coach
• Tim Frick, Canadian wheelchair basketball coach
• Tim Hardaway, American basketball player
• Tim Hardaway Jr., American basketball player
• Tim Legler, American basketball player and commentator
• Tim Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Tim Thomas, American basketball player

In football (soccer)

• Tim Borowski, German footballer
• Tim Cahill, Australian soccer player
• Tim de Cler (born 1978), Dutch footballer
• Tim DiBisceglie, American soccer player
• Tim Flowers, English footballer
• Tim Hoogland, German footballer
• Tim Howard, American soccer player
• Tim Krul (born 1988), Dutch footballer
• Tim Matavž (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
• Tim Ream, American soccer player
• Tim Sherwood, English footballer
• Tim Wiese, German footballer
• Tim, Brazilian footballer and manager

In rugby

• Tim Browne, Australian Rugby League player
• Tim Grant (rugby league), Australian Rugby League player
• Tim Lafai, Samoan Rugby League player
• Tim Mannah, Australian Rugby League player
• Tim Moltzen, Australian Rugby League player
• Tim Simona, New Zealand Rugby League player
• Tim Visser (born 1987), Dutch rugby union player

In hockey

• Tim Armstrong (ice hockey) (born 1967), Canadian retired professional ice hockey player
• Tim Brent, NHL player
• Tim Conboy, NHL player
• Tim Connolly, NHL player
• Tim Ecclestone, NHL player
• Tim Gleason, NHL player
• Tim Horton, NHL player
• Tim Jackman, NHL player
• Tim Kennedy (ice hockey), NHL player
• Tim Kerr, NHL player
• Tim Sestito, NHL player
• Tim Stützle, NHL player
• Tim Thomas (ice hockey, born 1974), NHL player
• Tim Wallace, NHL player
• Tim Young (ice hockey), NHL player

In cricket

• Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
• Tim May, Australian cricketer
• Tim Munton, English cricketer
• Tim Paine, Australian cricketer
• Tim Ravenscroft, Guernsey cricketer
• Tim Robinson, English cricketer
• Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer
• Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer

In other sports

• Tim Arson (1976–2015), American professional wrestler
• Tim Celen (born 1998), Belgian para-cyclist
• Tim Clark (jockey) (born 1986), horse racing jockey
• Tim DeBoom, Ironman triathlete
• Tim Don, Triathlete
• Timo Glock, German motor racing driver
• Tim Gould, Mountain Bike racer
• Tim Henman, English tennis player
• Tim Horner (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler
• Tim Hunt (died 2014), American professional wrestler
• Tim Mayotte, American tennis player
• Tim Janus, American competitive eater
• Tim Silvia, Mixed Martial Arts fighter
• Tim Storm (rower) (born 1956), Canadian rower
• Tim Storm (born 1964), American professional wrestler
• Tim Tramnitz (born 2004), German racing driver
• Tim Veldt (born 1984), Dutch track cyclist
• Tim de Vries (born 1978), Dutch para-cyclist
• Tim Wellens (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist
• Tim White (wrestling), wrestling referee
• Tim Wood, American figure skater

In other fields

• Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
• Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc.
• Tim Dorsey, American crime novelist
• Tim Foecke, metallurgist
• Tim Gunn, television personality
• Tim Krabbé (born 1943), Dutch journalist, novelist and chess writer
• Tim Kretschmer, German mass murderer
• Tim Kurkjian, Baseball writer and analyst
• Tim LaHaye, American author and evangelical minister
• Tim Lopes (journalist), Brazilian investigative journalist and producer
• Tim Mudde, Dutch rightist
• Tim Orr (born 1968), American cinematographer
• Tim Russert, American news anchor
• Tim Ryan (sportscaster), American sportscaster
• Tim Steiner (businessman) (born 1969), British businessman, CEO of Ocado

Fictional characters

• Old Tim the Ice Moose, a character from the Playhouse Disney animated show PB&J Otter
• Tim from the Petronix Defenders
• Tim, a character from the film Robots
• TIM, a computer from The Tomorrow People
• Tim the Bear, a character from The Cleveland Show
• Tim the Beaver, the mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Tim Bisley, a character in the television series Spaced
• Tim Canterbury, a character from The Office
• Tim Carpenter, a character in Final Destination 2
• Tim Delaney, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
• Tim Drake, the third character to go by the name of "Robin" in DC Comics
• Tim Flaherty, a character from Ghost Whisperer
• Tim Lockwood, Flint Lockwood's father, Fran Lockwood's widower and the owner of a tackle shop in Swallow Falls. He is a supporting character in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and its sequel.
• Tim Okazaki, a character in Angry Boys
• Tim Riggins, a fictional character from Friday Night Lights
• Tim Rimmer, a character in the Pixar film Cars
• Tim Speedle, a character in CSI: Miami
• Sir. Tim Gob, the richest member of the Wolfgang, and a supporting character in the web series New Easton Sim Saturday Night
• Tim Stoker, a character in The Magnus Archives
• Tim Taylor, a character in Home Improvement
• Tim the Enchanter, a character from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
• "Tiny" Tim Cratchit, a fictional character from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
• Tinny Tim, a character in Futurama
• Twitchy Tim, a character in Ninjago
• Tim, a character from The Magic School Bus
• Tim, the title character from the adult animated sitcom The Life & Times of Tim
• Tim, a character from BrainPop
• Mountain Tim, a supporting character in Steel Ball Run, a story arc of the Japanese manga series Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Disambiguations

• Tim Dillon (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Hunter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Ward (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Wheeler (disambiguation), multiple people

See also

• Timothy
• Timmy
• Timo
• Timotheus
• Timothée
• Timofey
• Timoteo

References

1. "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: snd00090541" . Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. "People assume it is Protestants laughing at jokes about Catholics and vice versa..." The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 January 2023.