The nameTiméo

Meaning

Timéo comes from the Greek time, "honour, esteem". It is linked to Timothy, "honouring God", and to Timaeus, the title of a dialogue by Plato.

Origin

Greek. The name is a recent creation.

History

Timéo appeared in France in the late 1990s and peaked around 2013, in the wave of boys' names ending in o.

Timéo in other languages

Timéo is a recent French creation, modeled on Timothée and Théo. Timeo exists in Italian and Spanish, and the Timothy family gives Timothée in French, Timoteo in Italian and Spanish, and Tymoteusz in Polish.

Popularity of the name Timéo

Timéo in France

Timéo was most popular in France in the 2010s, with 32,055 births over the decade, 65% of all recorded babies named Timéo. Its rise began around 2005, and it peaked in 2013. Half of all babies named Timéo in France were born before 2013, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 1,233 births a year on average, against 2,239 in the five years before.

Timéo in Belgium

Timéo was most popular in Belgium in the 2010s, with 1,812 births over the decade, 66% of all recorded babies named Timéo. Its rise began around 2006, and it peaked in 2013. Half of all babies named Timéo in Belgium were born before 2014, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 87 births a year on average, against 142 in the five years before.

Timéo in Switzerland