Tyrell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Tyrell

What is the meaning of the name Tyrell ?

The baby name Tyrell is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced tie-REL.

Tyrell is African American, English, French in Origin.

Tyrell is a modern given-name spelling of the English surname Tyrrell, recorded in Anglo-Norman England from Old French Tirel or Tirell. The root is tirer, to pull or draw; tirel appears to have named a draught animal pulling against the reins, hence a nickname for an obstinate person. The proposed terre land explanation is a later sound-alike interpretation rather than the usual surname etymology.

Medieval Tyrell/Tyrrell families are linked with Norman and Anglo-Irish surname history; Walter Tirel, associated with William II's fatal New Forest hunt in 1100, is the best-known early bearer. As a first name, Tyrell belongs mainly to modern English usage, alongside Terrell, Tyrel, Tirell, Terrill, and Tyrrell. Evidence for African American association is modern rather than medieval: Behind the Name lists African American usage, and NameCensus reports Black as the largest 2020 U.S. first-name group for Tyrell.