Tyrone is a male given name of Irish origin. The name originates from the

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

County Tyrone County Tyrone (; ) is one of the six Counties of Northern Ireland, counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the thirty-two traditional Counties of Ireland, counties of Ireland. It is no longer used as an admini ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

, which in turn derives from the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

''Tír Eoghain'' ("land of Eoghan"). Tír Eoghain was the name of a Gaelic kingdom of Medieval Ireland. ''Eoghan'' is variant of

Eógan or is an early Irish male name, which also has the hypocoristic and diminutive forms , , and . In more modern forms of Irish it is written as or (/'oːəun/). In Scottish Gaelic the name is Eòghann or Eòghan. All of the above are often ...

and

Owen Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...

, or the Scottish Ewan. The name was popularised by American actor

Tyrone Power Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include '' Jesse James'', ...

(1914–1958), who descended from a long Irish theatrical line going back to his great-grandfather, the Irish actor and comedian

(1797–1841). In the

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, the name has become increasingly popular due to use by members of the

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

community.

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 Mings Tyrone Deon Mings (born 13 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Aston Villa and the England national team. Mings started his career playing non-League football with Yate Town, having previousl ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Tyrone Bogues Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues (born January 9, 1965) is a former American basketball player. The shortest player ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season caree ...

(born 1965), American professional basketball player *

Tyrone Corbin Tyrone Kennedy Corbin (born December 31, 1962) is an American former basketball player and assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets. He was first appointed the assistant coach of the Phoenix Suns, then was named the Utah Jazz’s head coach, on Fe ...

(born 1962), former basketball player *

Tyrone Davis (disambiguation) Tyrone Davis Tyrone Davis (born Tyrone D. Fettson or Tyrone D. Branch, October 3, 1937 – February 9, 2005) was an American blues and soul singer with a long list of hit records over more than 20 years. Davis had three number 1 hits on the ' ...

, multiple people *

Tyrone Garner (disambiguation) Tyrone Garner (born 1978) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Tyrone Garner may also refer to: *Tyrone Garner (politician) Tyrone A. Garner (born 1969) is an American politician and retired police officer who is currently serving as ...

, multiple people * Tyrone William Griffin Jr. or Ty Dolla Sign (born 1985), American singer *

Tyrone Guthrie Sir William Tyrone Guthrie (2 July 1900 – 15 May 1971) was an English theatrical director instrumental in the founding of the Stratford Festival of Canada, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at his ...

(1900–1971), Anglo-Irish theatrical director * Tyrone Hayes (born 1967), American biologist and professor *

Tyrone Howe Tyrone Gyle Howe (born 2 April 1971, Newtownards, Northern Ireland) formerly played in rugby union on the wing for University of St Andrews RFC, Ulster, Ireland and the British & Irish Lions. Howe was brought up in Dromore and attended Banbrid ...

(born 1971), Irish rugby union player *

Tyrone Marshall Tyrone Everton Marshall (born 12 November 1974) is a retired Jamaican footballer and current head coach of FC Cincinnati 2, the reserve team of Major League Soccer's FC Cincinnati. Career Youth and College Marshall moved to the Fort Lauderdal ...

(born 1974), Jamaican footballer *

Tyrone O'Sullivan Tyrone O'Sullivan, OBE (born 1945), is a Welsh former National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Branch Secretary, and current Chairman of Goitre Tower Anthracite Ltd., the owners of Tower Colliery. Early life O'Sullivan was born in the heart of th ...

(born c. 1945), Welsh trade unionist *

Tyrone Peachey Tyrone Peachey (born 8 August 1991) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Penrith Panthers and the Gold Coast Titans and ...

(born 1991), Australian Rugby League player * Tyrone Power (Irish actor) (1795–1841), Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager *

(1914–1958), American actor *

Tyrone Power Jr. Tyrone William Power IV (born January 22, 1959), usually billed as Tyrone Power Jr., is an American actor, the only son of Hollywood star Tyrone Power and his third wife Deborah Minardos Power. He was born after the death of his father. He is th ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Tyrone Power Sr. Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power Sr. (2 May 1869 – 23 December 1931) was an English-born American stage and screen actor, known professionally as Tyrone Power. He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power Sr. to differentiate him from his son ...

(1869–1931), Anglo-American actor *

W. Tyrone Power Sir William James Tyrone Power (1819–1911) was an artist, soldier and author who served as Commissary General in Chief of the British Army and briefly Agent-General for New Zealand. His images of New Zealand during the 1840s provide an importa ...

(1819–1911), Australian artist *

Tyrone Savage Tyrone Savage is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor and theater director. He is the son of actor Booth Savage and Janet-Laine Green. He is currently living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He provided the voices of Matthias in ''Redwall'' ...

(born 1985), Canadian actor * Tyrone Wheatley (born 1972), American football player * Tyrone Wheatley Jr. (born 1997), American football player * Tyrone Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tyrone S. Woods Four Americans died in the 2012 Benghazi attack: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, and two CIA operatives, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both former Navy SEALs. Stevens is the first U.S. ambassador killed in an attack s ...

(1971–2012), U.S. Navy SEAL killed in the 2012 Benghazi attack

Middle name

Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher (; born June 21, 1947) is a former American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. A Republican, he represented for the last three terms of his House tenure. Rohrabacher ran for re ...

(born 1947), American politician * Dwyane Tyrone Wade (born 1982), American basketball player *

Michael Tyrone Ellis Michael Tyrone Ellis (born 13 October 1967) is a British politician and barrister who served as Attorney General for England and Wales between September to October 2022, having previously served in the position in an acting capacity from March ...

(born 1967), British politician *

Stephen Tyrone Colbert Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program ''The Colbert Report'' from 2005 to ...

(born 1964), American satirist and host of ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert''

Fictional characters

Tyrone Biggums ''Chappelle's Show'' is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show and starring in the majority of its sketches. Chappelle, Brennan, and Michele Armour were ...

, a recurring character on ''Chappelle's Show'' *

Tyrone Slothrop ''Gravity's Rainbow'' is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon. The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military. In particular, ...

, character in Thomas Pynchon's novel ''Gravity's Rainbow'' *

Tyrone Dobbs Tyrone Dobbs is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Alan Halsall, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 30 November 1998 and is still a cast member over 20 years ...

, a character on ''Coronation Street'' * Dr. Tyrone C. Berger, a character in Judith Guest's 1976 novel ''

Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an upper ...

'' and the 1980 film adaptation of the same name * Tyrone, a character from '' The Backyardigans'' * Tyrone, or T, a character from ''

Trailer Park Boys ''Trailer Park Boys'' is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer pa ...

'' * Tyrone, a character in '' Snatch'' * Tyrone, a character in the cartoon series ''

Baggy Pants and the Nitwits ''Baggy Pants and the Nitwits'' is a 1977 American animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and broadcast on NBC. Overview Though the characters appeared together in the show's introduction, they each appeared separately in thei ...

'' * 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''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyrone Irish-language masculine given names African-American given names