Comments for the name Tyrone

I always think of this name as athletes! There are so many players that share this name!

I think it should be pronounced: tie-rhone.

The name was also made famous by an actor in the 50's, by the name of Tyrone Power.

Stephen Colbert of "The Colbert Report" has the middle name Tyrone.

Bwahahaha, this name always makes me think of trashy, dimwitted criminals.

I know 2 people with this name and they both pronounce it as Tye-rown.

Erykah Badu has a song called "Call Tyrone". It is essentially about Erykah having a boyfriend who always hangs out with his friends, including one called Tyrone. She is dumping him and tells him to 'call Tyrone' to take him somewhere other than her house.

Somehow, naming your child after American states is trashy, but with Irish counties, it's a whole different story. Tyrone has an ugly sound, and reminds me of bullies and chavs. Eoghan is a lot more pleasant sounding than Tyrone. Besides, this name is only used in English-speaking countries. I think that it's strange to name your child after a county in a country you have no connections to whatsoever. What's next? Mayo? Sligo? Roscommon? Have to admit, Monaghan sounds pretty nice, though.

Regarding the above comment, Tyrone HAS been used in Ireland. It was a family name in actor Tyrone Power's family, who was from there. It might have not been originally Irish, but it has been used there. After all, there are Kerrys in Ireland, even though that's a county too!

Tyrone Power (born Tyrone Edmund Power Jr.) was an American actor.

In Northern Ireland the pronunciation is more like tih-RON or tə-RON. I've never came across anyone in NI called Tyrone, though from reading the comments it seems that it has some history of use in Ireland. However to me it still sounds distinctly place name-y. I've only ever heard of Tyrone as a personal name through a character on the English soap opera Coronation Street.
I was surprised to discover that in the USA Tyrone is considered to be a typically African American name. It seems strange to me, since there are very few black people in Tyrone, or in Ireland in general, so I wonder why it was popular among that community. Perhaps simply because it had a fashionable sound?

To the moderator, I wrote the previous comment (Anonymous User - 10/12/2012). I've changed my mind and would like it deleted. Thank you.