Tiuri

Borne by the protagonist of the popular Dutch children's novel, The Letter for the King (De brief voor de koning), Tiuri was invented by the writer Tonke Dragt. The novel (and its sequels) are a medieval fantasy books, following the journeys and adventures of Tuiri, a young squire, soon to be knighted.

As an invented name, the exact etymology is unknown, but given the Arthurian elements noted in the books, it might have been inspired by Tuur, a Dutch diminutive of Arthur. Alternative theories are that it come an Old Germanic word tiuri meaning "dear, expensive"; from tiur, the Norwegian name for the wood grouse or capercaillie bird; or from the Finnish Tuire or tuiretuinen meaning "darling" or "unwise, silly, unhappy". Other meanings and sources are possible, however.

Due to the popularity of the book and its more recent Netflix adaptation, released in 2020, Tiuri has seen some real life usage in the Netherlands.

Pronounced tee-OO-ree.