Tim Hortons

== English == === Alternative forms === Tim Horton's (now unofficial) === Etymology === The business was founded by Tim Horton (1930–1974), a Canadian hockey player. The chain's first store opened on May 17, 1964, in Hamilton, Ontario, under the name “Tim Horton Donuts”; the name was later abbreviated to “Tim Horton's” and then, in 1993, changed to “Tim Hortons” without the possessive apostrophe, to better fit the French-speaking market in Québec. === Proper noun === Tim Hortons (plural Tim Hortonses) A Canadian multinational fast food restaurant chain. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:Tim Hortons ==== Derived terms ==== Timbit timbit === See also === Starbucks, often claimed the US equivalent of the chain === References ===