Tymofij
From Greek timē, honor, joined to theos, god: one who honors god. The eastern form of Timothy, it reads Ukrainian on a Polish register, and Polish parents have been giving it more since the early 2020s.
Tymofij Pronunciation
Tymofij is pronounced tih-MO-feey (/tɨˈmɔfij/).
What Tymofij means
Where Tymofij comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Tymofij comes from Greek. The name joins timē, honor, with theos, god, and it lands in Polish as czciciel boga, one who honors god. That meaning sits in the roots, which is rare for a name this old.
In Ukrainian the form is Тимофій, and it stays common. The saint behind it is Timothy, the young companion Paul addressed in two letters of the New Testament. That apostolic tie kept the name alive in the Orthodox and Greek Catholic east, and it crossed into Polish records from that side.
A boy named Tymofij will find few others on a Polish class register. The name reads as eastern. It tells you where a family looks, and its short meaning stays legible even at first meeting: honoring god.
How many people are named Tymofij
1 in 131767 men in Poland is named Tymofij. 162 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2542 among male names.
Tymofij's popularity over time
10 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #717 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2018.
Where Tymofij is most popular
Tymofij is most popular in Masovian, 241% above the national average (19 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Silesian (+95%) and Lower Silesian (+62%). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Greater Poland, 44% and 41% below average respectively.
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Masovian19 boys born+241%
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Silesian7 boys born+95%
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Lower Silesian4 boys born+62%
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Greater Poland2 boys born−41%
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Lesser Poland2 boys born−44%
Tymofij as a middle name
Tymofij is a first name for 162 men in Poland and a middle name for another 2, a 99/1 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 8975th, between Tym (2) and Türker (2).
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#8973 Turhan2
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#8974 Tym2
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#8975 Tymofij2
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#8976 Türker2
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#8977 Tất2