English
tyler
see also: Tyler
Noun

tyler (plural tylers)

  1. Archaic form of tiler#English|tiler (“Masonic doorkeeper”).
    The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London.
Tyler
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˈtaɪlɚ/
Proper noun
  1. Surname for a tiler.
  2. A male given name.
    • 1930 Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune (published by Time, inc., 1930):
      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 0151483779, 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."
  3. (uncommon relative to the male given name) A female given name.
  4. A locale in US.
    1. A city/county seat in Smith County, Texas.
    2. A city in Minnesota, ;.
    3. An unincorporated community in Florida.
    4. An unincorporated community in Missouri, ;.
    5. A ghost town in California.


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