ティモシー
timoshī
The English male given name Timothy is written as ティモシー (timoshī) in Japanese.
Because it is a foreign name originating from outside of Japan, it is written using the Katakana script.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
timoshī
Did you know?
- While ティモシー is the phonetic transcription, some Japanese people might use 'ateji' to write the name in Kanji characters, assigning specific meanings like 'honor' or 'wisdom' to the sounds.
- The Katakana version ティモシー uses a small ィ to force the 'ti' sound, because the standard Japanese phonetic system lacks a single character for that specific sound.
- When introducing themselves, a person named Timothy might say ティモシーです but will often be addressed by others as ティモシーさん to avoid the perceived rudeness of using a name without a title.
Example conversation
Yota and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 陽太 Yota新しい生徒の名前は？Atarashii seito no namae wa?What is the new student's name?
- 美咲 Misakiティモシーという名前です。Timoshī to iu namae desu.His name is Timothy.
- 陽太 Yotaティモシーはどこから来たの？Timoshī wa doko kara kita no?Where is Timothy from?
- 美咲 Misakiアメリカから来ました。Amerika kara kimashita.He came from America.
