Tim
[tɪm]Meaning
short form of Timothy or, in Germany, of Dietmar
Background Story
Tim is a short form of Timothy, and in Germany it also stands for Dietmar, having begun there as a diminutive of Timotheus and Dietmar. Dutch borrowed the name from English. It is recorded as a given name in languages including Belarusian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Finnish, French, Italian and Ancient Greek, and is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
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