Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - timothy

 noun  Etymology: Latin Timotheus, from Greek Timotheos  Date: 14th century  1. a disciple of the apostle Paul  2. either of two letters written with regard to pastoral care in the early church and included as books in the New Testament — see bible table TIMOTHY  noun  Etymology: probably after Timothy Hanson, 18th century American farmer said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states  Date: 1747 a European perennial grass (Phleum pratense) that has long cylindrical spikes and is widely grown for hay in the United States