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What does Tyrone mean?
Tyrone 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced TY-rohn, ter-TOHN. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Tyrone is "land of Eoghan". Name of a Northern Irish county, which in Irish is Tir Eoghain. The name has been made familiar as a boy's given name primarily due to actors Tyrone Power, Sr, and Jr. Football player Tyrone Wheatley.
Variations
VARIANTS Tirone, Tirohn, Tirown, Tyron, Tyronne
SEE ALSO Eoghan, Kyrone, Tyrus
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Tyrone Otis (T.O.), ..
How popular is Tyrone?
Tyrone is a very prominent first name for men (#242 out of 1220, Top 20%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#30753 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Tyrone entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #149 in the U.S. during 1970-1979, and is currently at #1114. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Tyrone (#1114 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Eoghan, Tyron, Tyronne and Tyrus. These forms of Tyrone reached the apex of their popularity in the 1970s (USAGE OF 0.12%) and are now much less popular (USAGE 0.01%, 92% LESS), with the form Tyrone becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Tyrone▼ is alike in pronunciation to Taran, Taren, Tarin, Taron, Taroon, Taroun, Tarron, Tarun, Teran, Teron, Terron, Teryn, Toran, Toren, Torin▲ and Torion. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ayron, Berne, Boone▲, Borne, Burne, Byrne, Byron▼, Carne, Crane, Herne, Jerone, Jerrone, Kirone, Kyron, Leone, Lerone, Lorne, Lyron, Myron▼, Ottone, Ryne▼, Simone, Stone, Taro, Tavon, Tayton, Tern, Terrie, Terronce (see Terence), Tevonn, Teyton, Tharon, Theron▼, Thorne, Timon, Tobe▼, Ton, Toney, Tonie, Tony▼, Torence, Toro, Torre, Trent▼, Troy▼, Troye, Turner▲, Tyce, Tycen, Tychon, Tymon, Tynan, Tynen, Tynin, Tynon, Tyr, Tyree▼, Tyrelle and Tyson. These names tend to be less frequently used than Tyrone.
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