Tirian

tih-ree-ohn; tie-ree-ohn

Variation of Tirion or Tyrian, Welsh, Latin, Literature

"kind, gentle, happy; of Tyre; royal purple"

Tirian Origin and Meaning

The name Tirian is a boy's name meaning "kind, gentle, happy; of Tyre; royal purple".

Used by C.S Lewis in his Narnia novels, Tirian is a variation of the Welsh mythology name, Tirion, or the Latin name, Tyrian. From soft-but-strong Tirion, it means "kind, gentle", while from Tyrian it means "from Tyre", a place name meaning "rock". It is also associated with the natural reddish-purple dye, also known as royal purple.

The name features in the final novel of the Narnia series and is borne by the last king of Narnia. It has been given to around 20 boys in the US since the 2000s.