Edited by Azizi Powell
Update: February 4, 2020
This pancocojams post presents lists of names which begin in "Tyr" or "Ty" other than the name "Tyrone" that have been used by Black Americans and Americans who are not Black.
Special focus in this post are names in that category for Black Americans that were collected by [White American] folklorist Newbell Niles Puckett. This post also highlights some names in that category that are found in the 1994 book Proud Heritage: 11,001 Names for your African –American Baby Eliza Dinwiddie-Boyd [Avon Books].
Those lists demonstrate that other names with the "Tyr" or "Ty" beginning element besides "Tyrone" were used by Black Americans and by non-Black Americans. Those list also demonstrate that while the name "Tyrone" is much less popular than it used to be among all people residing in the United States, names with the "Tyr" and "Ty" elements are still relatively popular, particularly among African Americans.
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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
This post is a companion to the pancocojams post "Why "Tyrone" Is Considered A "Black Name".
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/01/is-tyrone-really-black-name-and-if-so.html for a January 2020 pancocojams post entitled "Is "Tyrone" REALLY A Black Name? And If So, Why?"
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INFORMATION ABOUT NEWBELL NILES PUCKETT
From http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=PNN
"PUCKETT, NEWBELL NILES (8 July 1898-21 Feb. 1967), educator, sociologist, and folklorist...
Puckett's life was devoted to traditional folk cultures, from black studies to ethnic traditions, rural and urban. He studied naming practices, superstitions, folk beliefs, wit and humor, and religious beliefs on field trips to the Deep South, throughout Ohio, and into the Canadian wilderness. He was president of the Ohio and Cleveland folklore societies and elected a fellow of the American Folklore Society (1959). Puckett wrote Folk Beliefs of the Southern Negro (1926) and Names of American Negro Slaves (1937), and offered a pioneering course in black studies at WRU. He compiled detailed, extensive collections of data on "Black Names," "Religious Life of the Southern Negro," "Canadian Lumberjack Songs," and "Ohio Superstitions and Popular Beliefs." His papers, tapes, transcripts, and photographs are part of the Newbell Niles Puckett Memorial Gift deposited in the John G. White Collection of CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY..."
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SELECTED NAMES BEGINNING WITH "TYR" OR "TY" FROM PUCKETT'S COLLECTION [collected from 1920 to 1967]
From http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4014coll9/id/450 "Unusual names, as collected by Newbell Niles Puckett"
Black Names in America: Origins and Usage Hardcover – 1975
by Newbell Niles Puckett (Author), Murray Heller (Editor)
Publisher: G. K. Hall; First edition. edition (1975)
"A compilation of Puckett's research notes on unusual American names, the material consists of four lists: Negro female names (32 pages), Negro male names 21 pages originally, one page lacking), white female names (16 pages), and white male names (11 pages). Puckett's unpublished research notes on names were a gift to the Cleveland Public Library, and were posthumously compiled and published in 1975 in the book Black names in America: origins and usage; collected by Newbell Niles Puckett. Edited by Murray Heller."
Black Females
Tyrnie
Tyra -3
Tyrie
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That list also includes the name "Thyra" which I believe is the source of or a form of the name "Tyra".
http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/thyra
"The name Thyra is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Thyra is: Feminine name in honour of the Norse god of War, Tyr."
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From http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/tyra
"In Scottish the meaning of the name Tyra is: Land. Scandinavian Meaning: The name Tyra is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Tyra is: Of Tyr; god of battle."
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http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4014coll9/id/450
Black male names
Tyree- 4
Tyrie
Tyrue
Thynoid [Puckett's handwritten spelling correction; This may be "Thyroid".]
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http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4014coll9/id/450
White female names
Tybelle
Typhene
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http://cplorg.cdmhost.com/cdm/ref/collection/p4014coll9/id/450
White male names
Tyne
Tyras
Tyre
Tyree -2
Tyrus
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Pancocojams' Editor note:
For a person as interested in names given to African Americans as I am, this website on Puckett's collection of American "unusual" names is a fascinating read. I'm particularly interested in the fact that Puckett found numerous non-standard names among White Americans, and and the fact that some of those names were the same or similar to the non-standard names that Black people had selected for themselves.
Unfortunately, no ages are attached to these names. Since Puckett began his collection in 1920, it's likely that some of the names he collected were given to people who were born in the late 19th century.
No information on those pages indicate how those names were pronounced. However, it's likely that some of these names were probably pronounced the same way that they are now: i.e. "Tyree" and "Tyra". Nowadays, "Tyree" is considered to be a "Black male name" and I believe that it is usually pronounced "tie-REE". And nowadays "Tyra" is considered to be a Black female name and is usually pronounced "TIE-rah".
It seems to me that most American English words-including names- have the emphasis placed on the second syllable. But there are a number of exceptions to that rule. For example, I believe that many of the two syllable "newly created" names that are given below from the Proud Heritage name book have the emphasis placed on the second syllable (for instance, in my experience as a substitute elementary school teacher in a school that was 99% African American, the male name "Tyquan" is pronounced "tie-QUAN" and the male name "Tyreece" is pronounced "tie-REECE". By the way, "Tyreece" is a member of the fairly large "ice" (eese) family of names (among African Americans). A female form of that name is "Cherise" (pronounced cher-REESe.)
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SELECTED NAMES BEGINNING WITH "TYR" OR "TY" FROM THE BOOK PROUD HERITAGE: 11001 NAMES FOR YOUR AFRICAN AMERICAN BABY by Eliza Dinwiddle-Boyd, 1994
Chapter: African Names: Male
p. 201
Tyehimba – Tiv: We stand as a nation
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Note: "Tyehimba" is the only traditional African language name beginning in "Ty" that was included in that book. That is also the only name beginning with "Ty" that was included in the 1972 book Names From Africa, Their Origin, Meaning, and Pronunciation (Johnson Publishing Company). In that book the male name "Tyehimba - tah-ee-heem-BAH – we stand as a nation" is found on page 73 and is said to come from the Tiv language of Nigeria.
This suggests that the "Tyr" and "Ty" sound preference* for African Americans didn't originated in Africa.
*pronounced "tie" (rhymes with "hi" and "by")
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Chapter: Newly created names for boys ("ty" names)*
page 228
Tyhim
Tyji
Tyjuan
Tylon
Tyquan
Tyree
Tyreece
Tyreef
Tyreel
Tyreen
Tyrelle
Tyren
Tyrenzo
Tyrill
Tyrin
Tyriq
Tyrrell
Tyshawn
Tyshon
Tywan
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*Some of these names are clearly variants of other names, for instance "Tyreel", "Tyrelle", "Tyrill", "Tyrrell" are variants of the name "Terrell". Also, for example, "Tyriq" is a variant of the Arabic name "Tarik" and "Tyshawn" and "Tyshon" are variants of the name "Shawn"/"Shon".
In addition, as Newbell Niles Puckett's collections demonstrates "Tyree" isn't a newly invented name. My position is that "Tyree" is a variant form of the Biblical name "Tyre" (the name of the Phoenician/Lebanese city). However, it could (also) be a Scottish male name (a form of the name for the god Tyr).
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Section: Newly created names for girls
page 453
Tychell
Tyesha
Tyiesha
Tyisha
Tykera
Tykidra
Tywonna
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ADDITIONAL "TY" NAMES FROM THOSE TWO SOURCES AND FROM OTHER SOURCES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler "tyler"
"Tyler is an English (old English) word which means door keeper of an inn[citation needed]. It is also thought to be a derived occupational name derived from “tiler”, one who makes tiles. It is used both as a surname, and as given name for both genders.[2]"
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Tyrese
Similar names that were included in the name book Proud Heritage (from Puckett's collection]
Female names
(page 370)
Treasie –This name appears among free black women, 1619-1799, but its origins are not known. It may be a form of Tracy. Also Tracy, Treey
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Trese- a rare name found in Puckett’s collection
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CONTEMPORARY EXAMPLES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH NAMES BEGINNING WITH "TYR" OR "TY" -(from 1960s on)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrese_Gibson
"Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978), also known simply as Tyrese, is an American Grammy-nominated R&B singer, songwriter, actor, author, television producer, former fashion model and MTV VJ. He is best known for his roles as Joseph "Jody" Summers in Baby Boy and as Roman Pearce in The Fast and the Furious series. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead roles in several major Hollywood releases."
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From http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Tyreese_(TV_Series) [fictitious character]
"Tyreese, nicknamed Ty by many of his companions, is a main character and survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is the older brother of Sasha and was also the leader of a small group of survivors."
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell_Williams
"Tyrell Williams (born February 12, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Oregon. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers in 2015 as an undrafted free agent."...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrell_Crosby
"Tyrell Crosby (born September 5, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL)."...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyreek_Hill
"Tyreek Hill (born March 1, 1994) is an American football player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL)"... [Kansas City Chiefs won superbowl 2020]
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Law
"Tajuan E. "Ty" Law (born February 10, 1974) is a former American football cornerback who played fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Michigan. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 23rd overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. Law is a two-time All-Pro, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, a Pro Bowl MVP, and has won three Super Bowls with the Patriots"...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Lawson
"Tywon Ronell Lawson (born November 3, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Lawson played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels where he won a national championship his junior year. He was drafted with the 18th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was immediately traded to the Denver Nuggets."...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Taylor
Ty Taylor (born January 5, 1969 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American musician best known for being the lead singer of Los Angeles based Soul/Rock band Vintage Trouble. He is the voice of character Lester Grimes on the HBO series Vinyl created by Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger."...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrann_Mathieu
"Tyrann Devine Mathieu (/ˈtaɪrən ˈmæθ.juː/; born May 13, 1992), nicknamed Honey Badger, is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
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On March 14, 2019, Mathieu signed a three-year, $42 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[56] In week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts, Mathieu recorded his second interception off Jacoby Brissett and returned it for 30 yards in the 19–13 loss.[57] On February 2, 2020, Mathieu won Super Bowl LIV when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31–20.[58]"...
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The Kansas City Chiefs announced that Tyrann Mathieu was teir MVP for the 2019 season.
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