Timofey

Timofey is the Russian form of Timothy, inherited from Greek Timotheos. The Greek components express honoring and God, giving the name a direct devotional meaning. Timofei is another Latin-letter spelling of the Russian form, while Timothy represents the familiar English branch of the same family.

In the New Testament, Timothy accompanies Paul and is associated with two letters that bear his name. That biblical background helped the name travel into Christian communities using many different languages. Timofey preserves the Russian form rather than translating it into English, which can be especially meaningful when continuing a family name across countries. Its ending makes the connection with Timothy less obvious on the page, but both names lead to the same Greek original and the same scriptural figure.