Tyson

English

Alternative forms

Etymology
  • A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”).
  • A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis +‎ -son.
  • In the U.S.A. adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪsən/
  • Rhymes: -aɪsən

Proper noun

Tyson (plural Tysons)

  1. A surname.
    1. A surname, variant of Dyson
    2. A surname from Old French, variant of Tison
    3. A surname from German, variant of Theisen
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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