"Ty" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /taɪ/ Audio: en-us-Thai.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Clipping of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty". Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty"}} Clipping of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty" Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ty
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty". Related terms (diminutives from): Tyler, Tyre, Tyrece, Tyree, Tyreece, Tyreese, Tyrese, Tyron, Tyrone, Tyson
    Sense id: en-Ty-en-name-LEES4I9d Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 10 43 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /taɪ/ Audio: en-us-Thai.ogg [US] Forms: Tyes [plural], Tys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|es|s}} Ty (plural Tyes or Tys)
  1. A surname. Related terms: Ti, Tie, Tigh, Tye
    Sense id: en-Ty-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 10 43 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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