Tyrone is a male given name of Irish origin. The name originates from the toponym County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, which in turn derives from the Irish language Tír Eoghain ("land of Eoghan").[1][2] Tír Eoghain was the name of a Gaelic kingdom of Medieval Ireland. Eoghan is variant of Eógan and Owen, or the Scottish Ewan.[3] The name was popularised by American actor Tyrone Power (1914–1958),[4] who descended from a long Irish theatrical line going back to his great-grandfather, the Irish actor and comedian Tyrone Power (1797–1841).[5] In the United States, the name has become increasingly popular due to use by African Americans.[6]
| Pronunciation | English: /taɪˈroʊn/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Tyron |
People
Given name
- Tyrone (producer) (born 1986), Nigerian producer
- Tyrone Berry (born 1987), English footballer
- Tyrone Braxton (born 1964), American football player
- Tyrone Brunson (musician) (1956–2013), American singer
- Tyrone Bogues (born 1965), American professional basketball player
- Tyrone Corbin (born 1962), former basketball player
- Tyrone Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyrone Garner (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyrone William Griffin Jr. or Ty Dolla Sign (born 1985), American singer
- Tyrone Guthrie (1900–1971), Anglo-Irish theatrical director
- Tyrone Hayes (born 1967), American biologist and professor
- Tyrone Howe (born 1971), Irish rugby union player
- Tyrone Marshall (born 1974), Jamaican footballer
- Tyrone Mings (born 1993), English footballer
- Tyrone O'Sullivan (c. 1945–2023), Welsh trade unionist
- Tyrone Peachey (born 1991), Australian Rugby League player
- Tyrone Power (Irish actor) (1795–1841), Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager
- Tyrone Power (1914–1958), American actor
- Tyrone Power Jr. (born 1959), American actor
- Tyrone Power Sr. (1869–1931), Anglo-American actor
- W. Tyrone Power (1819–1911), Australian artist
- Tyrone Savage (born 1985), Canadian actor
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (born 1999), American football player
- Tyrone Unsworth (2003–2016), Australian suicide victim
- Tyrone Wheatley (born 1972), American football player
- Tyrone Wheatley Jr. (born 1997), American football player
- Tyrone Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tyrone S. Woods (1971–2012), U.S. Navy SEAL killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack
Middle name
- Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher (born 1947), American politician
- Dwyane Tyrone Wade (born 1982), American basketball player
- Michael Tyrone Ellis (born 1967), British politician
- Stephen Tyrone Colbert (born 1964), American satirist and host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Fictional characters
- Tyrone Biggums, a recurring character on Chappelle's Show
- Tyrone, the friend of a freeloading boyfriend in Erykah Badu’s 1997 live hit “Tyrone” (also covered by My Morning Jacket).
- Tyrone Slothrop, character in Thomas Pynchon's novel Gravity's Rainbow
- Tyrone Dobbs, a character on Coronation Street
- Dr. Tyrone C. Berger, a character in Judith Guest's 1976 novel Ordinary People and the 1980 film adaptation of the same name
- Tyrone, a character from The Backyardigans
- Tyrone, or T, a character from Trailer Park Boys
- Tyrone, a character in Snatch
- Tyrone King, main villain in Dead Rising 2
- Tyrone, a character in the cartoon series Baggy Pants and the Nitwits
- James, Linda, Jamie, and Edmund Tyrone, characters in Eugene O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night
- Count Tyrone Rugen, a character from The Princess Bride
- Tyrone Shoelaces, the protagonist of Cheech and Chong's "Basketball Jones"
References
External links
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