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Timmy en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɪmi/

Etymology

Etymology 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.

Meanings

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Timothy.
    • Case No. 92-79073 has become known as the Dumpster Baby. But it’s too easy to deal with nameless babies. Let’s call him Timmy, as if his existence made him one of us, however briefly. Sergeant Cronin has handled about 20 Timmys in his six years in homicide. 1992 March 17, Andrew H. Malcolm, “Our Towns: A Brief Unnamed Spark; The Rest Is Darkness”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2015:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Timmie alternative lexicographic
Timmys Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Timmies · little Timmy · Timmy's · Timmys · Timmy Tough Knuckles