Definition of "Tyler"

Tyler

/ˈtaɪlɚ/

proper noun
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.
  Quotations
  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.
  1930, Henry Robinson Luce, Fortune, Time, inc
  "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."
  1977, Peter Tauber, The Last Best Hope, page 78
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.