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Tyrone

//taɪˈɹoʊn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename; A county of Northern Ireland, Ireland island, United Kingdom; One of the six traditional counties in Northern Ireland, often known as County Tyrone. countable, uncountable

    "The overkingdom of Airgialla comprising Armagh, Monaghan, parts of Louth, Fermanagh, and Tyrone, had ceased to be when the Book of Rights was compiled."

  2. 2
    A placename; A community in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Las Animas County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A town in Fayette County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A census-designated place and ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A town in Schuyler County, New York. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A former town in Coshocton County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A town in Texas County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; A borough of Blair County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename; A locale in the United States; Any of a number of places in the U.S.A.:; An unincorporated community in Green County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A male given name transferred from the place name. US, countable
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of tyrone. alt-of
  2. 2
    A black man who is successful with women and dating.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Decapitalization of Tyrone. From the prominence of the male given name "Tyrone" among African-Americans.

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