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Does anyone like

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SoThatHappened · 01/04/2016 03:07

Timothy?

Ive never met any young ones.

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mscherryviolet · 01/04/2016 03:41

Yeah! I like Theodore too. I love old original names.... Most importantly, do YOU like it? If so, screw everyone else's opinions Wink

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SoThatHappened · 01/04/2016 03:55

Yes, Tim / Timmy is cute too!

So many Tom's etc that it makes a change.

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Sophronia · 01/04/2016 11:01

I like it and would like to see it used more often

CodyKing · 01/04/2016 11:03

I think it's a weak name for a boy - there used to be a TV program where the main character was Tim - and was under his moms thumb -

So not a name is choose - sorry

Theo Is a great alternative

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 01/04/2016 11:04

I quite like Tim. But I said that recently to a group of friends and they all turned their noses up!

Nicholas/Nick I think is due a strong revival.

BikeRunSki · 01/04/2016 11:08

Cody is referring to a very old sitcom called "Sorry" (topically, the Timothy character was played by Ronnie Corbett). It wasn't that good, and it hadn't gone down in the Great Classic Archives of Much Repeated Comdies.

Timothy is a fine name. I know several, but they're all about 35-40. Tim would be a refreshing change from Tom certainly.

CodyKing · 01/04/2016 11:22

That's the one! It was the way Mother called Tim-O-Thy that was grating!

MoggieMaeEverso · 01/04/2016 11:33

Love it. It's one of those names that the more you say it, the more you realize how pleasing the sounds are. Try it.. Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Timothy Smile

GoldPlatedBacon · 01/04/2016 12:11

Love it

Fraggleyourock · 01/04/2016 12:14

I also love it! Worked with children (before I had my two) and didn't come across a Timothy in 6 years of doing it!

BendydickCuminsnatch · 01/04/2016 13:01

Yes I know a one-year-old Timothy. I like it. Makes me think of toothpaste or clean teeth for some reason. It's very crisp sounding.

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Herewegoagainfolks · 01/04/2016 13:06

It's a great name.

EssentialHummus · 01/04/2016 13:11

Nah, very weak to me. Tiny Tim etc

FarrowandBallAche · 01/04/2016 13:29

No sorry. It's a bit wet.

Frika · 01/04/2016 13:43

If I were obsessed with 'weakness' in boys' names, I'd be asking myself what sort of messages about gender I'd internalised.

I quite like Timothy, though it will always be associated with the (admittedly cool, and probably the most intelligent of the lot) dog in the Famous Five series in my mind. Bear in mind that the overbearing, prematurely-middle-aged twelve year old leader of the Five, who spent his entire time issuing orders and patronising rural policemen and harassing farm wives for sandwiches and scones was Julian. Ju to his friends.

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SoThatHappened · 01/04/2016 13:45

Interesting to see so many people say it is weak.

Why not Tom / Thomas being considered weak, after a bloody stupid tank engine Grin

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EnglishFern · 01/04/2016 13:45

I like it. Timothy is a type of grass so I always think of summer meadows when I hear the name.

JamieVardysParty · 01/04/2016 13:45

I really like it.

A lot of my DH's peers are called Timothy. It must have been really popular in Australia in the early-mid 80s.

soundsystem · 01/04/2016 13:46

Yes! I wanted to use it if DD had been a DS and use the nickname Moth. DH said no.

nomorechocolate2016 · 01/04/2016 13:50

I agree it's a weak name like Nigel or Trevor or Derek or Julian. Tim is better than Timothy. I also think of the Ronnie Corbett character with his overbearing mother telling him off, 'Language Timothy!' Although that's not a reference point for many people any more.

KoalaDownUnder · 01/04/2016 13:51

I also find it a bit wet, I'm afraid. I think it reminds me of 'timid'.

And that's not being sexist: I also find the names Sarah and Lucy a bit insipid.

SwedishEdith · 01/04/2016 15:02

There's the Tim-nice-but-dim association now as well. I quite like it though.

Error404usernamenotfound · 01/04/2016 15:09

I don't really like it; I'm another one who thinks it's a bit insipid.

But, there are very few little Tims/Timmys/Timothys around at the moment, and there's nothing particularly old-fashioned about it; it's a timeless name, just not to my taste.

If you and your DP love it then use it Smile

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