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Tyrrell - Meaning of Tyrrell
What does Tyrrell mean?
[ 2 syll. tyr-rel(l), ty-rre-ll ] The baby boy name Tyrrell is pronounced TayREHL or Tih-REHL †. Tyrrell is of Old French origin and it is used largely in the English language. The name's meaning is 'stubborn'. The first name is derived from the Old French surname derived from tirer, possibly in reference to a stubborn nature. It has sometimes been bestowed in tribute to the civil rights and suffrage activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954).
Variations of Tyrrell include Terel (English), Teril (English), Terrell (English), Terrie (English), Terril (English), Terrill (English), Terry (English), Teryl (English), and Tirrel (English).
Ty (English contraction) and Tyrell (English variant spelling) are other forms of Tyrrell.
See also the related categories, mary, tribute (honor), nature (universe), church, and french.
Tyrrell is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2016, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Tyrrell, Ty was the most popular.
Baby names that sound like Tyrrell include Tyrell, Taral, Tarall, Taryl, Terrell, Terril, Teryl, Thorlee, Thorley, Thorli, Thorlie, Thorly, Thurley, Thurli, Thurlie, Thurlo, Thurloe, Thurlow, Thurlowe, and Thurly.
† Pronunciation for Tyrrell: T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"
