Timo

This article is about the given name. For the Estonian village, see Timo, Estonia.

Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy.

Timo

Saint Timotheus
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Greek name Τιμάω
Meaning	"to honour" or "to esteem"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Timmy, Timbo, Tim
Related names	Tim, Timothy, Timofei, Timon, Tymish, Timotey, Timoteo, Timotheus, Tymoteusz, Timothée, Tijs

Arts and entertainment

• Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician
• Timo Andres (born 1985), American composer and pianist
• Timo Blunck (born 1962), German musician
• Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player
• Timo Bortolotti (1889–1951), Italian sculptor
• Timo Brunke (born 1972), German slam poet
• Timo Descamps (born 1986), Belgian actor and musician
• Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer
• Timo Pieni Huijaus (born 1982), a Finnish rapper
• Timo Jurkka (born 1963), Finnish actor
• Timo Kahilainen (born 1963), Finnish actor
• Timo Kahlen (born 1966), German sound sculptor and media artist
• Timo Kojo (born 1953), Finnish singer
• Timo Koivusalo (born 1963), Finnish actor, writer, and musician
• Timo Korhonen (born 1964), Finnish classical guitarist
• Timo Koskinen (born 1965), Finnish classical pianist
• Timo Kotipelto (born 1969), Finnish metal singer
• Timo Lavikainen (born 1972), Finnish actor
• Timo Maas (born 1969), German electronic musician and DJ
• Timo K. Mukka (1944–1973), Finnish novelist
• Timmo Niesner (born 1971), German actor
• Timo Parvela (born 1964), Finnish children's writer
• Timo Räisänen (born 1979), Swedish musician
• Timo Rautiainen (musician) (born 1963), Finnish metal singer
• Timo Rose (born 1977), German filmmaker and rapper
• Timo Salminen (born 1952), Finnish cinematographer
• Timo Tjahjanto (born 1980), Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter
• Timo Tolkki (born 1966), Finnish metal musician
• Timo Toots (born 1982), Estonian artist
• Timo Torikka (born 1958), Finnish actor
• Timo Vuorensola (born 1979), Finnish film director and actor

Politics and government

• Timo Angelov (1882–1903), Macedonian revolutionary
• Timo Kalli (born 1947), Finnish politician
• Timo Laaninen (born 1954), Finnish politician
• Timo Soini (born 1962), Finnish politician
• Timo Vornanen (born 1969), Finnish politician

Science and academia

• Timo Airaksinen (born 1947), Finnish philosopher
• Timo Hannay (born 1968), English science writer and businessman
• Timo Honkela (born 1962), Finnish information scientist
• Timo Joensuu (born 1957), Finnish oncologist
• Timo Kivimäki (born 1962), Finnish political scientist
• Timo Maran (born 1975), Estonian biosemiotician and poet
• Timo Meynhardt (born 1972), German psychologist and business economist
• Timo Penttilä (1931–2011), Finnish architect
• Timo Santalainen (born 1946), Finnish business professor and consultant
• Timo Penttilä (1926–2006), Finnish designer, sculptor, and professor
• Timo Sirainen (born 1979), Finnish programmer and scientist
• Timo Teräsvirta (born 1941), Finnish economist
• Timo Vihavainen (born 1947), Finnish historian and professor of Russian studies

Sports

Association football

• Timo Achenbach (born 1982), German defender
• Timo Askolin (born 1951), Finnish manager
• Timo Baumgartl (born 1996), German defender
• Timo Beermann (born 1990), German defender
• Timo Brauer (born 1990), German midfielder
• Timo Çeçen (born 1994), German midfielder
• Timo Furuholm (born 1987), Finnish forward
• Timo Gebhart (born 1989), German midfielder
• Timo Hammel (born 1987), German goalkeeper
• Timo Heinze (born 1986), German defender
• Timo Hildebrand (born 1979), German goalkeeper
• Timo Horn (born 1993), German goalkeeper
• Timo Kern (born 1990), German midfielder
• Timo Kunert (born 1987), German midfielder
• Timo Lange (born 1968), German midfielder and coach
• Timo Letschert (born 1993), Dutch defender
• Timo Liekoski (born 1942), Finnish goalkeeper and coach
• Timo Nagy (born 1983), German midfielder
• Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player
• Timo Ochs (born 1981), German goalkeeper
• Timo Perthel (born 1989), German wing-back
• Timo Plattel (born 1994), Dutch goalkeeper
• Timo Reus (born 1974), German goalkeeper
• Timo Rost (born 1978), German midfielder
• Timo Röttger (born 1985), German winger
• Timo Scheunemann (born 1973), Indonesian-born German forward and manager
• Timo Schultz (born 1977), German midfielder and coach
• Timo Staffeldt (born 1984), German midfielder
• Timo Uster (born 1974), Gambian defender
• Timo Wenzel (born 1977), German defender
• Timo Werner (born 1996), German forward
• Timo Zahnleiter (born 1948), German midfielder and manager

Ice hockey

• Timo Ahmaoja (born 1978), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Blomqvist (born 1961), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Helbling (born 1981), Swiss defenseman
• Timo Hirvonen (1973-2023), Finnish winger
• Timo Jutila (born 1963), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Koskela (born 1979), Finnish winger
• Timo Lahtinen (born 1947), Finnish player and coach
• Timo Lindström (born 1986), Finnish goaltender
• Timo Meier (born 1996), Swiss winger
• Timo Nummelin (born 1948), Finnish footballer and ice hockey player
• Timo Pärssinen (born 1977), Finnish forward
• Timo Pielmeier (born 1989), German goaltender
• Timo Salo (born 1985), Finnish forward
• Timo Seppänen (born 1987), Finnish defenseman
• Timo Susi (born 1959), Finnish player
• Timo Sutinen (born 1949), Finnish player
• Timo Turunen (born 1948), Finnish center

Motorsports

• Timo Bernhard (born 1981), German racing driver
• Timo Glock (born 1982), German racing driver
• Timo Gottschalk (born 1974), German rally navigator
• Timo Lienemann (born 1985), German racing driver
• Timo Mäkinen (1938–2017), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Rautiainen (born 1964), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Salonen (born 1951), Finnish rally driver
• Timo Scheider (born 1978), German racing driver

Other sports

• Timo Aaltonen (born 1969), Finnish shot putter
• Timo Antila (born 1980), Finnish biathlete
• Timo André Bakken (born 1989), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player
• Timo Eichfuss (born 1988), Estonian basketball player
• Timo Grönlund (1954–2022), Finnish sprint canoer
• Timo Hoffmann (born 1974), German boxer
• Timo Karppinen (born 1967), Finnish orienteer
• Timo Kuusisto (born 1959), Finnish pole vaulter
• Timo Lumme (born 1961), Finnish International Olympic Committee employee
• Timo Murama (1913–1981), Finnish Nordic combined skier
• Timo Nieminen (born 1981), Finnish tennis player
• Timo Peltola (born 1972), Finnish judoka
• Timo Pérez (born 1975), Dominican Republic baseball player
• Timo Roosen (born 1993), Dutch cyclist
• Timo Saarelainen (born 1960), Finnish basketball player
• Timo Sild (born 1988), Estonian orienteer
• Timo Simonlatser (born 1986), Estonian cross-country skier
• Timo Tammemaa (born 1991), Estonian volleyball player
• Timo Tompuri (born 1969), Finnish discus thrower
• Timo Weß (born 1982), German field hockey player

Other

• Timo Saarnio (born 1944), Finnish interior architect and furniture designer
• Tim Weiland, American fashion designer also known as Timo
• Rick Timmo (born 1947), New Zealand motorcycle racer

People nicknamed Timo

• Tim Anderson (RAF officer) (born 1957)
• Friedhelm Konietzka (1938–2012), German football striker and manager

Fictional characters

• Timo Mendes, from the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe

See also

• Tim (given name)
• Timoteo
• Timothy