Entry № 1868 · Greek origin

Tyro Tyro — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TIE-roh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Pelias's mother (loved Enipeus the river)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "pelias's mother (loved enipeus the river)".

Tyro (Τυρώ) is the Greek mythological princess of Thessaly — daughter of Salmoneus, in love with the river god Enipeus. **Poseidon disguised himself as Enipeus** and lay with her, fathering Pelias (whose family-tragedy would torment Jason of the Argonauts) and Neleus, **grandfather of Nestor of Pylos**.

Featured in Homer's Odyssey Book 11 — Odysseus sees her shade in the underworld.

Loved by Poseidon disguised as a river. Mother of Pelias and Neleus.

The name in its native script.

Τυρώ
Transliteration
Tyrṓ
Pronunciation
/ ˈtaɪ.roʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tyro stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tyro · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Tyros before her.

Real people
Tyro
Greek mythological figure.
In fiction
Tyro
Homer's Odyssey 11.

Names connected to Tyro.

The number behind Tyro.

8

The Authority

Tyro reduces to eight — the number of Greek river-loved.

Why families chose this name.

"Loved the river. Four letters. Tyro."
Eleni · Mother of one · Thessaly