Timofii
A Ukrainian name only now surfacing in Poland: most Poles have never met one, and the few boys born recently mark its first real showing. It traces back to Greek, meaning "honouring god".
Timofii Pronunciation
Timofii is pronounced tee-MOF-yee (/tiˈmɔfji/).
What Timofii means
Where Timofii comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Timofii comes from the Greek Timotheos, formed from timao, to honour, and theos, god. Put the two roots together and you get the English sense: honouring god. This is the Ukrainian form, while Poland keeps its own version as Tymoteusz.
The oldest well-known bearer is Timothy, the young companion of the apostle Paul. He received two letters that still stand in the New Testament, and the Greek name travelled with the early church. From there it moved east into Slavic speech, and Ukrainian settled it as Timofii.
The meaning stays legible. Say the parts and the promise is right there in the sound: to honour god. In a Polish szkoła the name might appear on a class register beside a Ukrainian surname, marking a family that crossed the border. The short Polish gloss keeps the same shape, czczący boga.
How many people are named Timofii
1 in 139518 men in Poland is named Timofii. 153 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2627 among male names.
Timofii's popularity over time
3 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1374 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2024.