Timea
Tímea, Timea or, originally, Timéa is a female given name which is popular mostly in Hungary and Hungarian-speaking regions such as parts of Transylvania (Romania) and Slovakia.
The name was created by the popular Hungarian author Mór Jókai for a figure in his 1872 novel Az arany ember (literally "The Golden Man", English title The Man with the Golden Touch). It is derived from Euthymia, a Greek noun meaning "sweet natured".
Notable people with the name
- Timea Majorova
- Tímea Paksy
- Tímea Nagy, fencer
- Timea Nagy
- Tímea Babos, tennis player
- Timea Bacsinszky, tennis player
- Timea Toth (swimmer), Israeli Olympic swimmer
References
- Duden, das große Vornamenlexikon
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