50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. DIE-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that meant "son of Dye". As a given name it is likely inspired by similar-sounding names such as Bryson and Tyson. People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common urban strong rough strange Categories ends in -son, isograms, NBA players, surnames, y vowels