Tiu

See also: tiu, tíu, and ti'u

English

Proper noun

Tiu

  1. The ancient Germanic god of war, identified with Tyr of Norse mythology. Possibly the god after whom Tuesday was named.

Alternative forms

Synonyms

See also

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 張／张 (Tiuⁿ). Doublet of Zhang and Tio. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English Teo / Teoh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtju/, [ˈtju]

Proper noun

Tiu (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien, most notably borne by:
    Chris Tiu, basketball player and actor

Statistics
  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiu is the 101st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 56,132 individuals.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.