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  • proper noun A male given name of mostly historical use.

Etymologies

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From the Ancient Greek Τῑ́μων (Tīmōn).

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Examples

  • Timon, the hero of Shakespeare's play, _Timon of Athens_, wasted his fortune in lavish gifts and entertainments, and in his poverty was exposed to the ingratitude of those whom he had served.

    Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson 1842

  • BTW Love the purple outfit! nice =) timon is awesome (200 posts) on March 27, 2009 - 5: 14pm. seems to be a fan of Timon and Pumba: P .... purple outfit? em thanks lol:).

    AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters 2009

  • Timon is an Athenian whose generosity knows no bounds: certainly not, as it turns out, the bounds of his own finances.

    April Books 9) The Road, by Cormac McCarthy nwhyte 2009

  • Nor is there a strongly characterized mean schemer -- no Iago -- in Timon: "just shallow, foolish men," as a partial of summed up his reactions.

    Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009

  • Timon is not a fool around which many bookstores routinely have in stock, so caveat emptor.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • Nor is there a strongly characterized mean schemer -- no Iago -- in Timon: "just shallow, foolish men," as a partial of summed up his reactions.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • The funeral for Mr. Leazer will be at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home, with Chaplain Timon Davison officiating.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Timon is not a fool around which many bookstores routinely have in stock, so caveat emptor.

    Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009

  • With little or no ceremony the next to last section of the original Disneyland parking lot, now known as Timon, has been closed to guests.

    Original Disneyland Parking lot now completely gone | The Disney Blog 2009

  • Once there was a certain man called Timon, a tough customer, and a whimsical, a true son of the Furies, with a face that seemed to glare out of a thorn-bush.

    Lysistrata 2000

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