Tyrone

See also: tyrone

English

Etymology

From Irish Tír Eoghain (literally “land of Eoghan”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /taɪˈɹoʊn/, (county in Northern Ireland) /tɪˈɹoʊn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /taɪˈɹəʊn/, (county in Northern Ireland) /tɪˈɹəʊn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -əʊn

Proper noun

Tyrone (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrones)

1. A placename
   1. A county of Northern Ireland, Ireland island, United Kingdom; One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, often known as County Tyrone.
   2. A community of Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
   3. A locale in the United States; 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 census-designated place and ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico.
      7. A town in Schuyler County, New York.
      8. A former town in Coshocton County, Ohio.
      9. A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
      10. A town in Texas County, Oklahoma.
      11. A borough of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
      12. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.
      13. An unincorporated community in Green County, Wisconsin.
2. (countable, chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the place name.

Derived terms

• County Tyrone

 

Related terms

• Owen
• Tyron

 

Noun

Tyrone (plural Tyrones)

1. (incel slang) Alternative letter-case form of tyrone