Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ty-man
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

English surname of uncertain origin, possibly from the obsolete Middle English teie (“enclosed field”) + man. Compare Tymon.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: teie

Inflected Forms

Tymans (plural)

Questions

What does tyman mean?: A surname.
Where does tyman come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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