Tymoshenko
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Tymoshenko or Timoshenko is a surname
of Ukrainian
origin. It derives from the Christian name Timothy
, and its Ukrainian
derivatives, Tymofiy or Tymish. The surname, Tymoshenko, was created by adding the Ukrainian patronymic
suffix, -enko, meaning someone of Tymish, usually the son of Tymish.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
origin. It derives from the Christian name Timothy
Timothy (name)
Timothy is a masculine given name. It comes from the Greek name meaning "honoring God" or "honored by God". It is a common name in several countries, including non-English speaking ones....
, and its Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
derivatives, Tymofiy or Tymish. The surname, Tymoshenko, was created by adding the Ukrainian patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
suffix, -enko, meaning someone of Tymish, usually the son of Tymish.
Famous Tymoshenkos or Timoshenkos
- Stephen TimoshenkoStephen TimoshenkoStanford University:* Bergman, E. O., * Kurzweil, A. C., * , * Huang, Y. S., * Wang, T. K., * Weber, H. S., * , * , * , -Publications:...
(1878–1972), Ukrainian engineer (born in the Russian Empire), father of modern engineering mechanics - Semyon TimoshenkoSemyon TimoshenkoSemyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Soviet military commander and senior professional officer of the Red Army at the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.-Early life:...
(1895–1970), Marshal of the Soviet Union, senior Red Army officer at the time of the German invasion of 1941 - Yulia TymoshenkoYulia TymoshenkoYulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
(born 1960), former Prime Minister of UkrainePrime Minister of UkraineThe Prime Minister of Ukraine is Ukraine's head of government presiding over the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is the highest body of the executive branch of the Ukrainian government.... - Olexandra Tymoshenko (born 1972), former Soviet individual Rhythmic Gymnast (an element in rhythmic gymnastics is named after her)
- Daria TimoshenkoDaria TimoshenkoDaria Timoshenko is a Russian Azerbaijani figure skater. She competed for Russia until 2000, for whom she won the 1999 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.-External links:...
(born 1980), an Azerbaijani figure skater, a winner of the 1999 World Junior championships - Yevgeniy TimoshenkoYevgeniy TimoshenkoYevgeniy Timoshenko is an American poker player. Born in 1988 in Kharkiv, Ukraine Timoshenko moved to Mukilteo, Washington when he was 8 years old...
(born 1988), an American poker player
See also
- Eastern Slavic naming customs
- Murder of Russel TimoshenkoMurder of Russel TimoshenkoRussel Timoshenko was a 23 year-old New York Police Department police officer who was shot on July 9, 2007, and died 5 days later, after pulling over a stolen BMW automobile in New York City's Crown Heights, Brooklyn neighborhood...
, incident in which a 23 year-old NYPD officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop. - Timoshenko MedalTimoshenko MedalThe Timoshenko Medal is an award given annually by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers to an individual"in recognition of distinguished contributions to the field of applied mechanics."...
, awarded for contributions in applied mechanics. - Timoleón JiménezTimoleón JiménezRodrigo Londoño Echeverri, also known under the nom de guerre Timoleón Jiménez or Timochenko is the highest in command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ....
(nicknamed Timochenko), Colombian FARC commander.