Tyra Name Meaning & Origin
Tyra
Pronunciation: TIY-rə (key)
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The Finnish pronunciation sounds like TOO-ruh.
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Ty, Tee , TeeTee , TyTy , Rara
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Tyra Banks - American supermodel
Tyra Sanchez, RuPaul's Drag Race season 2 winner- Tyra in song, story & screen
Tyra Collette, character on "Friday Night Lights" TV series
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Most of us find one social niche where we feel comfortable: the jocks, the geeks, the glamour girls. But then there are those enviable few who can move smoothly among groups, fitting in and getting along wherever they go. That's Tyra, a simple but seductive, new but familar name with cross-racial appeal.
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