Timotej

Timotej is a masculine given name used primarily in Slovenia and Croatia. It is the local form of Timothy, which derives from the Latin Timotheus and the Greek Timotheos, meaning “honoring God.”

In Slovenian and Croatian contexts, Timotej is a traditional name that has remained in use into contemporary times. It is typically given to boys at birth and appears in various regional naming patterns. Outside these countries, the form Timotej is less common, with English, Spanish, and other languages adopting Timothy, Timoteo or Timotheus as equivalents.

Related forms and cognates include Timothy (English), Timotheus (Latin), Timoteo (Spanish and Portuguese), Timotei (Romanian), Timothée (French), and other regional adaptations of the same root. The pronunciation and spelling adapt to local languages, with Timotej reflecting Slovenian orthography.

See also

Timothy; Timotheus; Timoteo.