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Tyson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtaɪsən/

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.

Meanings

1. A surname.
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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.

Forms

Deriveds

tysonite