Tim's
From Tim + -'s.
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From Tim + -'s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTim + -o (colloquializing suffix), the -b- is for euphony.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsA clipping of Timberland.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom times.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Romanian Timiș.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Slovak Timko.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Timme.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tim + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree English Tim Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Timmy From Tim + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian Тимок (Timok).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Malay Timor, from timur (“east”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tim + -s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Turkish Timur and other languages, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsShort form of Christina or of any female name ending in -tina, such as Martina or Albertina; frequently from Latin -ina
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tinè, a surname predominantly found in Sicily. * An English surname, variant of Tyne. * An Americanized spelling of the German surname Thein.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Hokkien 丁 (teng) or Eastern Min 陳 /陈 (dìng).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordNamed after the Etruscan sky god, Tinia.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Ancient Greek Τῆνος (Tênos).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Eastern Min 張/张 (Diŏng).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordOccasionally from Timothy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom a Middle English diminutive of the given name Theobald.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Persian تیر (tir).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic تيران.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Scottish Gaelic Tiriodh, from Old Norse Týrvist (literally “Tyr’s abode”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsVariant of Tyree.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Tisch.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old French tison (“firebrand”), originating as a nickname in French.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTransliteration of Pali Tissa.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hungarian Tisza. Known in Latin as Pathissus, Ancient Greek Πάθισσος (Páthissos), perhaps from Thracian–Dacian *patis (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s; compare Sanskrit पाथस् (pāthas, “water”), Sanskrit
1 source section · 8 relationship mentionsUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Tisău.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ancient Greek Τιτάν (Titán).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Khmer ទិត្យ (tityɑɑ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe given name comes from India.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Romance Tito (Spanish Tito, Portuguese Tito, Italian Tito); from Latin Titus,
2 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsDiminutive + -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Romanian Titu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Latin Titus, a Roman and Sabine praenomen meaning either "honorable" or "strong; of the giants".
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRevived from Old English Tīw, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīw, from Proto-Germanic *Tīwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Doublet of Tuesday and Tyr.
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Spanish.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Tiv Tiv.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAnglicisation of Welsh Teifi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Slavic languages (Slovak, Czech, Carpathian Rusyn) meaning "weaver," ultimately from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь. Compare Tkach.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionInitialism.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Cantonese 杜 (dou6), 陶 (tou4), 塗/涂 (tou4), 屠 (tou4), etc.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Iranian Persian توآ (to-â).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 鳥羽 (Toba).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Tobar.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Irish Tóibín, from Anglo-Norman de Saint Aubyn (compare Saint Aubin), from Latin Sanctus Albīnus.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Ancient Greek Τωβίτ (Tōbít), from Hebrew טוֹבִי (tovi, literally “my good”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Russian Тобо́л (Toból).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordThe Middle English vernacular form of Tobias.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Toca.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tocci.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tocco.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl Tocih.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Japanese 東大 (Tōdai).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Todt.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Kru, but also from Burmese တို (tui). This surname is mostly found in Myanmar, followed by Liberia and Burkina Faso.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from German Töbe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Togoville, from Ewe to (“to pound”) + go (“shore”).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hokkien 卓 (Toh), Hokkien 杜 (Tō͘), etc.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Māori Toi, Samoan Toi, and other Polynesian languages.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Toia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 東條 (Tōjō).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Khmer តក់ (tɑk).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Belarusian токар (tókar, “turner”), Ukrainian токар (tokar, “turner”), Russian токарь (tokarʹ, “turner”), and Slovak tokár (“turner”). Cognate of Polish Tokarz.
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Turkish Tokat, from Ottoman Turkish توقاد (Tokad).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Norwegian Tokke.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Korean 토끼 (tokki), literally "rabbit". Referring to the group's prominent rabbit/bunny motif.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 東(とう)京(きょう) (Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng, “east”) + 京 (kjaeng, “capital”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Tola, a surname of Sardinian origin. * Borrowed from Amharic ቶላ (tola).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions* As an English surname, variant of Toll and Towle. * As an Albanian surname, from a short form of Apostol.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably a variant of Toll.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As an English surname, variant of Towle, Tole. * As a German surname, from the adjective toll, meaning both "wonderful" and "crazy, mad." Also shortened from Bartholomäus. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Tol, sometime
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions* As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German toll, see toll. * As a German surname Tölle, variant of Toelle, itself a pet form of Bertold, see Berthold. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Tol.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionEtymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומא (təʾōmā)bor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom From Middle English Thomme. Hypocorism of Thomas. The dolla
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsTwo main origins: * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Toman, a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomáš. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuamáin (“descendant of Tuamán”), a diminutive of tuama (“grave, tomb, burial
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsPerhaps a variant spelling of Tom, with excrescent -b.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕ (tomba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕ (tomba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombi). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombi); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tomei.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Czech Tomek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tomeo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Jewish surname, from the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer), from Hebrew תָּמָר, biblical character. * As an English surname, variant of Toomer.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Tom + the patronymic suffix -s.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Serbo-Croatian Tomić.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 富井 (Tomii).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese とみお (Tomio).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Slovak Tomko.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French tomme.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tom + -o.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומא (təʾōmā)bor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Japanese ともえ (Tomoe).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Russian Томск (Tomsk).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Estonian Tondi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tagalog Tondo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Welsh ton + du (“black meadow”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFor the surname: Borrowed from Cantonese 湯/汤 (tong1), Cantonese 唐 (tong4), Mandarin 佟 (Tóng), Mandarin 童 (Tóng), etc.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Tongan Tonga, from Samoan toga (“southern”).
4 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsContraction of Tonkinese.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the German surname, from the noun Tonne (“cask, barrel”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Tonne.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tonti.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish tonto (“fool, idiot”), the Spanish name for the tribe, a calque of Western Apache kounʼnde (“wild rough people”). The fictional character (described as Comanche or Potawatomi) either from Potawatomi [Term?]
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsClipping of Anthony /Antony. The statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing are formally known as “Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre”; they are named for Antoinette Perry (1888–1946), an actress, dir
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsPhonetic rendering of Russian То́ня (Tónja), an informal pet form of Антони́на (Antonína, “Antonina”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordTransliteration of Urdu طوبیٰ (tobā), from Arabic طُوبَى (ṭūbā).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsVariant of Tooke.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Old Norse Tóki, a short form of the personal name Þorketill.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Irish Ó Tuathail (literally “descendant of Tuathal”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutowalos (literally “land chief”).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentions(in Newcastle) Geordie pronunciation spelling of town.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Tooro Tooro.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPatronymic form, from the surname Tough, Tow and Towe, all from Old English toh (“tough”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch and German Top.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the precious stone topaz.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Topór.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAfter a character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), who, asked about God, says "I s'pect I growed. Don't think nobody never made me." The sense of excessive out-of-control growth is a misundersta
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAcronym of The Onion Routing.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordHabitational surname borrowed from Spanish Toral.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the initial letters of its main constituent islands: the Torres Islands and the Banks Islands.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordShortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Hungarian Torma.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Italian Torno, a metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”). * Borrowed from Spanish Torno, a habitational surname from the village of El Torn
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Spanish Toro.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Torricelli. Named after Italian physicist Evangelista Torricelli.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Terry.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Polish Toruń.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler, Earl of Ormond, to a Colonel O'Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways.
3 source sections · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Japanese 土佐 (Tosa).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Yiddish טאהש (Tosh), from Hebrew טאהש (Tash).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom the Albanian toskë.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Toso.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tosti.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tosto.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Hungarian Tóth (“Slav”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for Toto; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from French Toups.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Touré ; ultimately from Soninke.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French Tours, from Latin Turonum, from Turones, the name of the area's Gaulish inhabitants in antiquity.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Chamorro Toves, a surname of unexplained origin.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Azerbaijani Tovuz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, variant of Tough, from the adjective tough. Also compare the Scottish surname Tulloch. * As a Chinese surname, converged from several Romanizations, such as 陶 (Dao), 曹 (cáo) (Cao), 杜 (dù) (Du), 蘇
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Toghdha (“descendant of Toghdha”), a byname from toghadh (“choice, selection”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, from Middle English Tolle, a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, common name in Normandy from Old Norse Thóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + vald (“rule, power”) (from Proto-Germanic *waldą). * The Middle
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsFrom the noun town.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTwo main origins: * Amerindian surname typical of the Jemez Pueblo people of New Mexico, possibly from Spanish Toya. * Borrowed from Japanese 桐耶 (Tōya, “door valley”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsUnexplained surname typical of Lincolnshire.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Tozzo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA Norman baronial surname from places in France, derived from the Gallo-Roman given name Thracius which referred to Thrace + the Celtic suffix *-āko (place, property). As a female given name, it is also known as a diminu
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAs an English surname, from the noun train (“hunter's trap, snare”). Also from the Middle English phrase atte trewen (“at the trees”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAnglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Vietnamese Trang. Doublet of Zhuang.
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsEnglish surname, variant of Thirsk, a name and town in Yorkshire.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Thai ตราด (dtràat).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Travis.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTopographic surname for someone who lived near a conspicuous tree.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAnglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“farmstead”) and din (“fort”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Trefz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAbbreviation, from T and regulatory.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordHabitational surname borrowed from Spanish Trejo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Polish Trela.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Treml.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordInherited from Middle English Trent, from Old English Trēonte; Koch (2006) derives the river name from Proto-Celtic *tri-sent(o)-on-ā-, from the elements *trei (“through”) + *sentus (“path”). Traditionally said to be fro
2 source sections · 4 relationship mentionsPerhaps a variant of Treen.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTwo main origins: * An English surname of unexplained origin. * A surname borrowed from German Tress.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Treu.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Trevor.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Trevor + diminutive suffix "s".
3 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Trow.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA Vietnamese surname.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Catalan Trias. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Tribune.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSouthern English surname of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Latin tribus.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom German Trier, from Latin Treverorum. Ultimately from the Roman name of the settlement, Augusta Trēverōrum, taken from the Gaulish name of a local tribe of Gauls. Compare also the French name for the city, Trèves.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Vietnamese Triệu. Doublet of Zhao.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom a clipping of Triceratops.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably an Americanized form of German Trein.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Vietnamese Trịnh.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Trinidadian.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShortened from Tristram or Tristan.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Sanskrit त्रित (trita) and Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬀 (θrita), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Tritá, from Proto-Indo-European *Trito.
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Czech and Slovak Trnka, a topographic surname from trnka (“blackthorn”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ancient Greek Τρῳάς (Trōiás).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordShortening.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBlend of Time Lord + rock, after the pattern of wrock.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian and Slovene Troha.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUnadapted borrowing from Italian Troia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordLatin Troicus, from Ancient Greek.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA term coined by Yoopers to refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, because trolls live "under the bridge" (referring to the Mackinac Bridge).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Dutch Tromp.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Norwegian Troms.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the mineral trona.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Tropp.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dóruder. Proto-Germanic *traustaz Proto-Germanic *traustą Proto-West Germanic *traust Old High German trōst Middle High German trōst German Trostbor. English Trost Borrowed from German
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