75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. TIE-gər [key·IPA] Meaning & History From the name of the large striped cat, derived (via Old French and Latin) from Greek τίγρις (tigris), ultimately of Iranian origin. A famous bearer is American golfer Tiger Woods (1975-). People think this name isRate·Details modern informal natural wholesome strong strange Categories animals, black history, cat names, child actors, Dr. Seuss characters, English nouns, felines, isograms, Joni Mitchell songs, pet names, R.E.M. lyrics, rare English, Sufjan Stevens songs, Tekken characters, The Brady Bunch characters, The Killers songs, Tori Amos lyrics, word names