Tyrone - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Tyrone \t(y)-ro-ne\ is pronounced TY-rohn, ter-TOHN. It is of Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "Owen's county". Country Tyrone in Ireland has been made familiar as a boy's given name primarily due to actors Tyrone Power, Sr, and Jr. Football player Tyrone Wheatley.

Tyrone has 5 variant forms: Tirone, Tirohn, Tirown, Tyron and Tyronne.

For more information, see also related names Kyrone and Tyrus.

Baby names that sound like Tyrone are Teron and Taron.

Tyrone is a very popular male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Tyrone. Click here to compare Tyrone with related baby names.