Timo

See also: timo and timó

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Timo ?

1. a diminutive of the male given name Timotheüs [=Timothy]

Estonian

Proper noun

Timo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Timothy

Related terms

• Timmo, Timmu, Timoteos

Finnish

Etymology

From Vulgate Latin Timotheus (“Timothy”) and, in eastern Finland, from the corresponding Russian saint's name Тимофе́й (Timoféj), ultimately from Ancient Greek. The standard Finnish equivalent of the English given name Timothy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtimo/, [ˈt̪imo̞]
• Rhymes: -imo
• Syllabification^(key): Ti‧mo
• Hyphenation^(key): Ti‧mo

Proper noun

Timo

1. a male given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers. Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola ), Chapter 1:

     Veljesten nimet vanhimmasta nuorimpaan ovat: Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri ja Eero.

     In order of age, the brothers are Juhani, Tuomas, Aapo, Simeoni, Timo, Lauri, and Eero.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Timo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Timo	Timot
genitive		Timon	Timojen
partitive		Timoa	Timoja
illative		Timoon	Timoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Timo	Timot
accusative	nom.	Timo	Timot
	gen.	Timon
genitive		Timon	Timojen
partitive		Timoa	Timoja
inessive		Timossa	Timoissa
elative		Timosta	Timoista
illative		Timoon	Timoihin
adessive		Timolla	Timoilla
ablative		Timolta	Timoilta
allative		Timolle	Timoille
essive		Timona	Timoina
translative		Timoksi	Timoiksi
abessive		Timotta	Timoitta
instructive		—	Timoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Timo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timoni Timoni accusative nom. Timoni Timoni gen. Timoni genitive Timoni Timojeni partitive Timoani Timojani inessive Timossani Timoissani elative Timostani Timoistani illative Timooni Timoihini adessive Timollani Timoillani ablative Timoltani Timoiltani allative Timolleni Timoilleni essive Timonani Timoinani translative Timokseni Timoikseni abessive Timottani Timoittani instructive — — comitative — Timoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Timosi Timosi accusative nom. Timosi Timosi gen. Timosi genitive Timosi Timojesi partitive Timoasi Timojasi inessive Timossasi Timoissasi elative Timostasi Timoistasi illative Timoosi Timoihisi adessive Timollasi Timoillasi ablative Timoltasi Timoiltasi allative Timollesi Timoillesi essive Timonasi Timoinasi translative Timoksesi Timoiksesi abessive Timottasi Timoittasi instructive — — comitative — Timoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timomme Timomme accusative nom. Timomme Timomme gen. Timomme genitive Timomme Timojemme partitive Timoamme Timojamme inessive Timossamme Timoissamme elative Timostamme Timoistamme illative Timoomme Timoihimme adessive Timollamme Timoillamme ablative Timoltamme Timoiltamme allative Timollemme Timoillemme essive Timonamme Timoinamme translative Timoksemme Timoiksemme abessive Timottamme Timoittamme instructive — — comitative — Timoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Timonne Timonne accusative nom. Timonne Timonne gen. Timonne genitive Timonne Timojenne partitive Timoanne Timojanne inessive Timossanne Timoissanne elative Timostanne Timoistanne illative Timoonne Timoihinne adessive Timollanne Timoillanne ablative Timoltanne Timoiltanne allative Timollenne Timoillenne essive Timonanne Timoinanne translative Timoksenne Timoiksenne abessive Timottanne Timoittanne instructive — — comitative — Timoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Timonsa Timonsa accusative nom. Timonsa Timonsa gen. Timonsa genitive Timonsa Timojensa partitive Timoaan Timoansa Timojaan Timojansa inessive Timossaan Timossansa Timoissaan Timoissansa elative Timostaan Timostansa Timoistaan Timoistansa illative Timoonsa Timoihinsa adessive Timollaan Timollansa Timoillaan Timoillansa ablative Timoltaan Timoltansa Timoiltaan Timoiltansa allative Timolleen Timollensa Timoilleen Timoillensa essive Timonaan Timonansa Timoinaan Timoinansa translative Timokseen Timoksensa Timoikseen Timoiksensa abessive Timottaan Timottansa Timoittaan Timoittansa instructive — — comitative — Timoineen Timoinensa

Derived terms

• Timonen

Related terms

• (surnames) Timonen

Statistics

• Timo is the 2^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 42,124 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,420 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Timo belongs to 70 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Tomi, moti, omit, toim, toim., tomi

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Timo

1. a diminutive of the male given names Timotheus or Dietmar, popular since the 1980's

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian Тимофей (Timofej).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtimo/, [ˈtʲimo̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtimoi̯/, [ˈtimo̞ˑiˑ]
• Rhymes: -imo, -imoi̯
• Hyphenation: Ti‧mo

Proper noun

Timo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Tim

Declension

Declension of Timo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	Timo	Timot
genitive	Timon	Timmoin, Timoloin
partitive	Timmoa	Timoja, Timoloja
illative	Timmoo	Timmoi, Timoloihe
inessive	Timos	Timois, Timolois
elative	Timost	Timoist, Timoloist
allative	Timolle	Timoille, Timoloille
adessive	Timol	Timoil, Timoloil
ablative	Timolt	Timoilt, Timoloilt
translative	Timoks	Timoiks, Timoloiks
essive	Timonna, Timmoon	Timoinna, Timoloinna, Timmoin, Timoloin
exessive1)	Timont	Timoint, Timoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 586