Timofey

Timofei ( Тимофей ) is a male Russian first name.

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from the Greek: ancient Greek: Τιμόθεος of τιμάω ( timão ) "estimate, honor ", and θεός ( theos ) "god". It means so much to German as: " the God honors " or " Fear God ".

Variants

Timofei is the Latin form of the Cyrillic Тимофей. The Latin equivalent is " Timothy ", the English Timothy.

Well-known bearers of the name

Timotheos

• Timofei Alexeyevich Lapshin, is a Russian biathlete.
• Timofei Viktorovich Krizki, is a Russian cyclist.
• Timofei Pavlovich Mosgow, is a Russian professional basketball player.
• Timofei Mikhailovich Schischkanow, is a Russian ice hockey player.
• Timofei Nikolaevich Granovsky, was a Russian historian.
• Timofei Vasilevich Prokhorov, was a Russian hermit in Munich.
• Timofei Alexandrovich Dokschizer, was a trumpet player, conductor and composer from the Soviet Union.
• Timothy Andreevic Neff, was a deutschbaltischer Imperial Russian court painter, curator and art collector.