Timoteus
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as Timothy. Given name form: Tim. (biblical character).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Timoteus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 17 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 18 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 29 |
Timoteus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Timoteus.Hi! My name is Timoteus.
- Timoteus ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Timoteus called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Timoteus har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Timoteus has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Timoteus mamma är lärare.Timoteus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Timoteus mamma is Timoteus's mum. Because Timoteus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Timoteus
How do you pronounce Timoteus in Swedish?
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What does the name Timoteus mean?
Wiktionary describes it as Timothy. Given name form: Tim. (biblical character).
How popular is Timoteus in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Timoteus in 2022. In 2020, 29 people in Sweden had Timoteus as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.