68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. TIE [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a surname meaning "pasture" in Middle English. PopularityDetails Last ranked #448 in 2003 England and Wales Last ranked #993 in 1984 United States People think this name isRate·Details modern youthful informal common urban strong strange simple comedic Categories cities, currently out of the US top 1000, green, nature, surnames, Tennessee Williams characters, y vowels