Names That Mean Firebrand
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- Tyson
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EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"Description:
As parents were finding too many Tylers at the neighborhood playground, they began looking to Tyson as an alternative, no longer concerned with possible connections to Mike Tyson or Tyson chicken.
- Tyson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"Description:
Appealingly boyish a decade ago, less so now.
- Tysun
Origin:
Variation of Tyson, EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"Description:
A very rare respelling of Tyson — notably one that singer LeToya Luckett-Walker chose for her son in 2020.
- Tycen
Origin:
English, variation of TysonMeaning:
"firebrand"Description:
Since girls have already coopted Tyson (singer Nenah Cherry's daughter, for one), no need to go to these lengths to feminize it.
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