Tyrrell

The story

1. Old Norse · derived fromÞórr“Thor”
2. Old French · derived fromtirel“an animal which pulls on the reins”
3. English todayTyrrell

Perhaps from a Norman nickname for a stubborn person, from Old French tirel (“an animal which pulls on the reins”), a derivative of tirer (“to pull”). Woulfe suggests that it may be from the personal name Thurold or Þorvaldr, from Old Norse Þórr (“Thor”) + valdr (“rule”).

Words from the same roots