Best Sibling Names for Tim

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From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament.

From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the second and greatest of the kings of Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC.

From the Hebrew name יִשַׁי (Yishay) which possibly means "gift". In the Old Testament Jesse is the father of King David. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation.

This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude".

From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament.

This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602).

From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH". Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament.

From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand".

English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious".

From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's wife. After Nabal's death she became the third wife of King David.... [more]

English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH". Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles.

From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov).

Means "life" in Greek. From early times it was adopted by Hellenized Jews as a translation of EVE. It was borne by two early Christian saints, one martyred under emperor Hadrian, the other martyred under Diocletian.

From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitzchaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tzachaq) meaning "to laugh".

Most likely related to Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kelev) meaning "dog". An alternate theory connects it to Hebrew כָּל (kal) "whole, all of" and לֵב (lev) "heart".

From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation". As told in the Old Testament, Joshua was a companion of Moses.

From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted".

Probably a short form of SILVANUS. This is the name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament.

Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower").

Feminine form of the Roman family name JULIUS. Among the notable women from this family were Julia Augusta (also known as Livia Drusilla), the wife of Emperor Augustus, and Julia the Elder, the daughter of Augustus and t…

From the Hebrew name יוֹנָה (Yonah) meaning "dove". This was the name of a prophet swallowed by a fish, as told in the Old Testament Book of Jonah.

Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR.

Usual English, German and Dutch form of DENIS.

From the Latin name Iustinus, which was derived from JUSTUS. This was the name of several early saints including Justin Martyr, a Christian philosopher of the 2nd century who was beheaded in Rome.

From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers which is used for making perfumes. It is derived from Persian یاسمن (yasamen) (which is also a Persian name).

From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard".

From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the younger sister of Jacob's first wife Leah....

From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church.

Derived from Greek οφελος (ophelos) meaning "help". This name was probably created by the 15th-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem 'Arcadia'.

Medieval diminutive of ROBERT. Robin Hood was a legendary hero and archer of medieval England who stole from the rich to give to the poor.

From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or "young". The name is sometimes associated with Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord".

From the Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, which means "descendant of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).

Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726). He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther Vanhomrigh, his close friend.

Means "bee" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites when they are threatened by the Canaanites.

From a surname, either the Irish surname DEVIN (1) or the English surname DEVIN (2).

From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse".

Variant of ALAN. A famous bearer of this name was Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), an American beat poet.

English variant of LILLIAN, as well as a French masculine form.

Derived from Latin mirandus meaning "admirable, wonderful". The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), about a father and daughter stranded on an island.

Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of ANSELMA. It could also have been inspired by James Macpherson's 18th-century poems, in which it is the name of Ossian's castle.

From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live".

Variant of JENNY. Use of the name was popularized in the 1980s by the character Jenna Wade on the television series 'Dallas'.

Probably from an English surname which was derived from the given name MERVYN. A famous bearer was the American musician Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).

Short form of names ending with ina.

Means "glory" in Latin. The name (first?) appeared in E. D. E. N. Southworth's novel 'Gloria' (1891) and subsequently in George Bernard Shaw's play 'You Never Can Tell' (1898).

Feminine form of ADRIAN.

From an Irish surname which was an Anglicized form of Ó Eidirsceóil meaning "descendant of the messenger".

From an old Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to a Viking. The Normans were Vikings who settled on the coast of France, in the region that became known as Normandy.

Variant of CATRIONA. It is also a German, Swedish and Dutch contracted form of KATHERINE.

Means "firstborn daughter" in the Dakota language. This was the name of the daughter of the Sioux Dakota chief Wapasha III.

From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel. In the Old Testament Judith is one of the Hittite wives of Esau.

English and French form of HORATIUS, and the name by which the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus is commonly known those languages.

Short form of DOROTHY, ISIDORA or THEODORA.

Medieval variant of SILVESTER. This is currently the usual English spelling of the name. The actor Sylvester Stallone (1946-) is a famous bearer.

Short form of NICHOLAS.

From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "queen mother".

Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland.

Means "bright edge" from the Old English elements ecg "edge of a sword" and beorht "bright". This was the name of kings of Kent and Wessex as well as two English saints.

From a French and English surname, originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

From the vocabulary word, ultimately from Old English storm, or in the case of the Scandinavian name, from Old Norse stormr.

Dutch diminutive of ELISABETH or an English variant of ELLIE.

From the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle.

Short form of ROBERT. It arose later than Dob, Hob and Nob, which were medieval rhyming nicknames of Robert. It was borne by the character Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel 'A Christmas Carol' (1843).

Short form of FREDERICK or other names containing the same element. A famous bearer was the American actor and dancer Fred Astaire (1899-1987).

Created by Felice Romani for the main character in the opera 'Norma' (1831). He may have based it on Latin norma "rule". This name is also frequently used as a feminine form of NORMAN.

Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN.

Short form of MICHAEL.

From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing CHRIST", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry".

English-speaking countries

Bitterness; sea of sorrow

a Gael, a person of Gaelic origin; a reference to 'Gale', meaning cheerful or merry

Man; human; to be red, referring to the red earth.

From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century.

Dark-skinned or black.

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.

From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.

Latin-speaking countries

From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord". In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood.

derived from 'Antonius', meaning 'priceless' or 'of inestimable worth'

Spanish-speaking countries

Estonian form of ANDREW.

Hebrew-speaking countries

English-speaking countries

from the meadow of the Royal Fortress

From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat.

Scandinavian countries

Short form of NICHOLAS (or sometimes NICODEMUS).

Laurel tree or bay tree

Spanish form of ISHMAEL. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.

English-speaking countries

A narrow road or pathway

flourishing, long-lived

English-speaking countries

English-speaking countries

From a nickname given to a lucky person. It is also sometimes used as a diminutive of LUKE.

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Spanish-speaking countries

Italian form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

derived from André, meaning 'manly' or 'brave'

Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1).

Victory of the people

established by God; Yahweh has established

English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek Ιωαννα (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN).

Adventurous traveler.

From the broad meadow

Latin-speaking countries

Derived from Marcus, meaning 'warlike'.

From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".

she who brings victory

One who tames, subdues

Anglicized form of SEÁN.

ancient, enduring; king

Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song". This was the name of the main character in George Bizet's opera 'Carmen' (1875).

a diminutive form of Nicole, meaning 'victory of the people'

The name is derived from the holly tree, symbolizing protection and peace.

Means 'eternal ruler' or 'ever-ruler' from the elements 'ei' (ever) and 'rikr' (ruler).

Hebrew form of MOSES.

In Chinese, it can mean 'to conquer' (博), 'wave' (波), or 'precious' (宝) depending on the characters used.; Derived from Scandinavian roots meaning 'to live' or 'to dwell'.

Scandinavian, Dutch, French and Armenian form of REUBEN. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia.

English-speaking countries

Variant of COLIN (2).

One who is charming and pleasant; A combination name representing 'A' and 'Misha'

Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2). American pop artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was a famous bearer of this name.

of the sea; related to the sea; from the sea; mariner

A variant of the name Roxane, meaning 'bright' or 'dawn'.

A modern, possibly invented name with no clear historical meaning.

A variant of Sherry, derived from the Spanish word 'jerez', referring to sherry wine.

From the -shawn family of names

A name that can mean 'shining child' or 'child of praise', depending on the characters used.

Derived from a place name, possibly related to the Old French for 'a valley'.

A variant of the name 'Chastity,' referring to purity and innocence.

derived from the name Delicia, meaning delight or pleasure

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