Tyler

See also: tyler

English

Etymology

From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪlɚ/

Proper noun

Tyler (countable and uncountable, plural Tylers)

1. for a tiler.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1930 Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune (published by Time, inc., 1930):

     However, the whippet-like appearance of most Tyler Corp. executives suggests what McKinney really wants is a spring-legged crew that can run its competitors into the ground. - - - It's no coincidence, either, that his seven-year-old son is named Tyler.

   • 1977 Peter Tauber, The Last Best Hope →ISBN, page 78:

     "Yeah, I guess. I'm part Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth - on paper."

     Zermatt sucked his teeth, still dubious. "I thought Cobb was Tyrus."

     "Sounded too foreign for my mom or something. And there was some Scottish rebel named Tyler - maybe a cousin, so they compromised. It's kind of presidential, too, I guess. And my middle name is for - da-dum! - George Herman Ruth."

3. (uncommon relative to the male given name) A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
4. A locale in the United States.
   1. A city in Texas; the county seat of Smith County; named for John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.
   2. A city in Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.
   3. An unincorporated community in Florida.
   4. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.
   5. A ghost town in California.

Alternative forms

• (surname): Tylor, Tiler
• (male given name): Tylor, Tylar

Derived terms

• (diminutive of given name): Ty
• Tyler County
• Tylerism
• Tylerize