Tyler

From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtaɪlɚ/

Tyler (countable and uncountable, plural Tylers)

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 1930, Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune, Time, inc:

     However, the whippet-like appearance of most Tyler Corp. executives suggests what McKinney really wants is a spring-legged crew that can run its competitors into the ground. - - - It's no coincidence, either, that his seven-year-old son is named Tyler.

   • 1977, Peter Tauber, The Last Best Hope, →ISBN, page 78:

     "Yeah, I guess. I'm part Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth - on paper."
     Zermatt sucked his teeth, still dubious. "I thought Cobb was Tyrus."
     "Sounded too foreign for my mom or something. And there was some Scottish rebel named Tyler - maybe a cousin, so they compromised. It's kind of presidential, too, I guess. And my middle name is for - da-dum! - George Herman Ruth."

   • 2025 February 10, Monica Haider, “Dermatologists share how to treat dry skin”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Cracks in the skin resulting from dryness can also increase the risk of skin infections, Dr. Tyler Barrett, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, previously told CNN.

3. (uncommon relative to the male given name) A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
4. A locale in the United States.
   1. An unincorporated community in Florida.
   2. A city in Lincoln County, Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.
   3. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.
   4. A city, the county seat of Smith County, Texas; named for John Tyler, 10th president of the United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
   6. A ghost town in California.

• (surname): Tylor, Tiler
• (male given name): Tylor, Tylar