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Tymon

Boy name · 105 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Tymon: 105 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 16 births in 2017.

Tymon is largely a Polish and Scandinavian form of the ancient Greek name Timon, which comes from *timē* meaning "honour" or "value." The Greek Timon of Athens, immortalised in Shakespeare’s tragedy, became a byword for a wealthy man turned bitter misanthrope. In real history, Timon of Phlius was a sceptic philosopher from the 3rd century BC. While no major place takes its name directly from Tymon, the Greek root *timē* also underpins names like Timothy. A further note: Tymon gained modest but steady use in Scotland from the 1990s onwards, reflecting the