Byron
English
"barn for cows"Byron Origin and Meaning
The name Byron is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barn for cows".
For centuries, this name had a romantic, windswept image due to its strong connection to the poet Lord Byron, who inspired its use as a first name. It is one of those surprise names that's appeared on the Top 1000 every year since 1880.
William Faulkner used Byron for characters in two of his novels--Light in August and The Town' It was seen as a character on Arrested Development (the real name of Buster), is the appellation of several high-scoring athletes, was given to his son by Lost 's Matthew Fox in 2001 and--trivia tidbit bonus--was James Dean's middle name.
William Faulkner used Byron for characters in two of his novels--Light in August and The Town' It was seen as a character on Arrested Development (the real name of Buster), is the appellation of several high-scoring athletes, was given to his son by Lost 's Matthew Fox in 2001 and--trivia tidbit bonus--was James Dean's middle name.
# 709 in the US
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Famous People Named Byron
- George GordonLord Byron, English Romantic poet
- Byron Raymond WhiteNFL player and U.S. Supreme Court justice
- (John) Byron Nelson Jr.American pro golfer
- Byron BellAmerican football player
- Byron MaxwellAmerican football player
- Byron LeftwichAmerican football player
- Byron LarkinAmerican basketball player
- Byron Antom ScottAmerican basketball player and head coach
- Byron GallimoreAmerican country music producer
- Byron AllenAmerican comic and television personality
- Byron CageAmerican gospel singer
- Byron Leslie Dorganformer U.S. Senator from North Dakota
- Byron BlackZimbabwean tennis player
- Byron TalbotSouth African tennis player
- Byron CherryAmerican actor, businessman, entrepreneur
- Byron KelleherNew Zealand rugby player
- Byron KriegerAmerican fencer
- Byron PiedraEcuadorian runner
- Byron Foxson of actor Matthew Fox
- Byron Katie (female)American speaker and author
- Byron LangleySouth African Model and Actor
- Byron LovelaceGrandson of Lord Byron
Byron in Pop Culture
- Byron Sullycharacter on TV's "Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman"
- Byronsteel,type gym leader in the Pokemon video games and anime
- Byron Montgomerycharacter on TV's "Pretty Little Liars"
- Byron Pikecharacter in "The Baby,Sitters Club" book series; triplet brothers Adam and Jordan Pike
- Byron Watsoncharacter in "The Watsons Go to Birmingham , 1963"
- Byron Kanebcharacter on TV's "Boston Legal"
- Byron Ranntcharacter in video game "Sims 3: Moonlight Bay"
- Byron "Buster" Bluthcharacter in "Arrested Development"
- Byroncharacter on TV's "H2O: Just Add Water"
- Byron Baycoastal town in Australia
- Byron Wagnerthe king of Stein in the game "Midnight Cinderella"
- Byron Henrycharacter in the mini series for TV 'The Winds of War ' and 'War and remembrance '