Tyrrell

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/ˈtɪɹ.əl/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French tirel ← Old Norse Þórr →
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Meanings

proper nounTyrrell (countable and uncountable, plural Tyrrells)

plural Tyrrells · alternative Terral · alternative Tyrell

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States; from the Tyrell surname.
  3. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Buloke and the Rural City of Swan Hill, north western Victoria, Australia

Origin

  1. Old NorseÞórr“Thor”
  2. Old Frenchtirel“an animal which pulls on the reins”
  3. EnglishTyrrell

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”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tyrrell

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APA

Tyrrell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrell

MLA

“Tyrrell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tyrrell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tyrrell.

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