Tyra is an old Danish name, but in old times more often spelled Thyra. Queen Thyra Dannebod is famous in Denmark. It was popular in Sweden around the turn of the century and is now popular again. Thyrvi is an old Nordic name.
― Anonymous User 12/28/2006
I think the name is pretty and fun.
― Anonymous User 1/13/2007
People always tease my friend since her name is Tyra and call her Tyra Banks.
Tyra Banks, of course, is a famous bearer. She played "Eve" in Lifesize, along with Lindsay Lohan. She is also the host of America's Next Top Model and The Tyra Banks Show.
My friend's mum is called Taheera, pronounced Tie-rah. I think it's an unusual way of spelling it - I like plain old Tyra better, though Tahira isn't too bad.
― Anonymous User 3/5/2008
This is a pretty cool name in English, just like Kyra is. I also like the sound of Myra, so there's a pattern of coolness of sorts. This name is gawd-awful in Swedish, though, very ugly and old-fashioned.
Rather pretty in English, but absolutely disgusting in Swedish. Just awful.
― Anonymous User 12/31/2010
The English pronunciation of Tyra is nice. However I like the name Tyra with the Swedish pronunciation better. It has history and also gives me a sense of myth.
― Anonymous User 6/26/2012
As you can see from the popularity data, the name Tyra has been in use for the past few decades in the USA. It is unlikely to be related to the Scandinavian name and more likely to have been coined as a feminine form of the name Tyrone.
― Anonymous User 7/15/2012
The name Tyra was given to 68 baby girls born in the US in 2012.