[name]Hi[/name] Berries!
My boyfriend and I have our boys names all picked out but recently my boyfriend asked if we could use the name [name]Timothy[/name] in a combo or as a first name to honor his step father who passed away. [name]Timothy[/name] is not my style and I grew up with a [name]Timothy[/name] who I still talk to so that is what comes to mind. That being said I would love to honor his step father but would need to approach it in a different way.
I was wondering what are some great variations of [name]Timothy[/name]? [name]One[/name] I came across was [name]Timo[/name]. But would love more options! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Oh, I love [name]Timothy[/name]. I think it’s a solid choice, especially good in the middle.
From your other thread, I think [name]Roman[/name] [name]Timothy[/name] is very handsome. It could also work as a second middle–[name]Roman[/name] [name]Ignatius[/name] [name]Timothy[/name], or [name]Roman[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Timothy[/name].
My problem is I can’t get the picture of my friend out of my mind and his personality type. I have known him since I was in 4th grade so that is what comes to mind with [name]Timothy[/name]. If he wasn’t someone I knew with that name it would be game on to use it but I can’t because of the image and I don’t smile or get giddy when I hear it. Plus I never met my boyfriends step father so I can’t even get that image in my mind over my friend 
I completely agree it is solid and strong. But my friend is ruining it! Haha
Most variations of [name]Timothy[/name] don’t really work well in English [name]Timo[/name] is lovely, but you may need to go about this in a different way…
[name]Say[/name] his step dad is called [name]Timothy[/name] [name]James[/name] [name]Jackson[/name]. There are several ways you could honour that other than just [name]Timothy[/name]. You could use [name]James[/name], [name]Jacob[/name], [name]Seamus[/name], [name]Jakub[/name], [name]Jago[/name], [name]Jack[/name] and [name]Jackson[/name]. Or [name]Thomas[/name] [name]John[/name], [name]Theo[/name] [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Titus[/name] [name]Justin[/name] etc- anything with his initials. Any names related to his occupation or where he lived? A particular book or film he liked?
If you want to stretch it a bit, you could just go with anything else biblical. And I believe the biblical [name]Timothy[/name] is associated with [name]Paul[/name]? That’s another option. Or other bible books- [name]Luke[/name], [name]Samuel[/name], [name]Daniel[/name] etc. There’s lots of different ways to honour relatives than just using their first name 
What about using [name]Tim[/name] as a second middle name?
What other names or combinations are you working with? I agree with pp that [name]Roman[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] [name]Timothy[/name] sounds well.
What was his step-dad’s middle and last name?
Honestly, this sounds like a very sincere and kind thought and it doesn’t sound like he’s asking you to put it in the 1st spot. So if I were you, I’d do everything in my power t o make it work.
charlieandperry1- I know they all look weird or I can not even pronounce half of them. [name]Timo[/name] sounds like it is missing half of a name and I know my boyfriend would not go for it. I can find out his middle name. His last name was [name]Allen[/name] [name]Tim[/name] [name]Allen[/name] which I found funny and adorable at the same time haha. Reminds me of Home Improvement. But I do not like [name]Allen[/name] at all even in the middle spot but I should probably find out what his middle name is. Plus his occupation had to do with nature, trees, chainsaws, I believe he was a tree doctor. I never thought about names to resemble him or where he lives (which was in Pennsylvania).
kala_way- The combos we actually have already honor my boyfriend and his father since my boyfriend is a junior so we have a combo with their middle name as a first which I love. And then we have another combo honoring my grandfather or poppy I called him (his first name as the first name for our combo). [name]Roman[/name] [name]Xavier[/name] which goes with my other thread are names we just like with no meanings. The other two have a name with meaning and a middle name we just like. He definitely wouldn’t care if it was middle or first spot, he just asked if we could ever use it. I would love to I just have to get over the image that comes to my mind. That is why maybe honoring him in a different way is better because I want to fall in love with my future child’s name not just settle.
Maybe [name]Luke[/name]? You said that he was a tree doctor and [name]Luke[/name] in the bible was a doctor. Also it’s a biblical name, like [name]Timothy[/name]. [name]May[/name] be a stretch.
Also, I think if your child has a name, all other associations will go away and you’ll love it as you love your child. But I also think you should love the name you pick too.