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]

Tyrone
PronunciationEnglish: /tˈrn/
GenderMale
Other names
Related namesTyron

People

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Given name

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Tyrone Power

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References

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  1. ^ Sheard, K. M. (2011). Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names. Llewellyn Publications. p. 565. ISBN 978-0-7387-2368-6.
  2. ^ Sierra, Judy (1997). Celtic Baby Names: Traditional Names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & the Isle of Man. Folkprint. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-9636089-5-6. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Eoghan". Behind the Name. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Tyrone". Behind the Name. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ Traynor, Jessica (22 January 2019). "Tyrone Power, the actor who humanised the 'stage Irishman' stereotype". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ Bertrand, Marianne; Mullainathan, Sendhil (July 2003). "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination" (PDF). NBER Working Paper Series. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. doi:10.3386/w9873.
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  •   The dictionary definition of Tyrone at Wiktionary
  •   Media related to Tyrone at Wikimedia Commons