Meanings
tyan1
Tyan2
- rareA male given name.
Lord Meteroa, younger brother of the late King Tyan, once but no longer a prince, sat slumped in a chair in Queen Lystra's bedroom.
2010, Stephen Deas, The King of the Crags2 more examples
TYAN: My name is Tyan, my lord. KNIGHT: How old are you? TYAN: Fourteen, my lord. KNIGHT: And is it true that you have been in league with the Devil? Tyan nods quietly and looks away.
1973, Lloyd J. Hubenka, Reloy Garcia, The Design of Drama: An Introduction, page 549Toward the end of the gathering they announced that they had found a suitable husband, Tyan. From another clan, his family was not rich in deer but had a moderate herd. Tyan himself was well known as a skilled hunter.
1998, Gail Fondahl, Gaining Ground?: Evenkis, Land and Reform in Southeastern Siberia, page 22
Origin
- Proto-Brythonic*dọw
- Brythonic
- Englishtyan
From Brythonic numerals, from an assumed *dwau, from Proto-Brythonic *dọw.
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tyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tyan
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