Tyson
/ˈtaɪsən/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
"Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week."
- 2 A surname.; A surname, variant of Dyson
- 3 A surname.; A surname from Old French, variant of Tison
- 4 A surname.; A surname from German, variant of Theisen
- 5 A male given name transferred from the surname.
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More examples"Have you ever taken a picture with Mike Tyson?"
Etymology
* A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”). * A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son. * In the US, adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison.