Timon

See also: timon and timón

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Timon m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lacertidae – certain lizards.

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English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tī́mōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Timon

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek of mostly historical use.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], →OCLC, Acts 6:5:
      And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:
    • ~1607 William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens, Act II, Scene II:
      Great Timon, noble, worthy, royal Timon!
      Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
      The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.

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German

Proper noun

Timon

  1. a male given name of modern usage, equivalent to English Timon
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