Tyrone

English

Etymology

From Irish Tír Eoghain (literally land of Eoghan).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /taɪˈɹoʊn/
  • Rhymes: -əʊn

Proper noun

Tyrone

  1. One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, often known as County Tyrone.
  2. Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:
    1. an unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    2. a town in Fayette County, Georgia.
    3. an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa.
    4. an unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky.
    5. an unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
    6. a CDP and a ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico.
    7. a town in Schuyler County, New York.
    8. a former town in Coshocton County and a ghost town in Morrow County, both in Ohio.
    9. a town in Texas County, Oklahoma.
    10. a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania.
    11. an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
    12. an unincorporated community in Green County, Wisconsin.
  3. A community in the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
  4. (chiefly US) A male given name derived from the place names.
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