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

• Tiw

Synonyms

• Tyr

See also

• Thor

Anagrams

• I-tu, ITU, TUI, UTI, tui

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtju/ [ˈt͡ʃu]
    • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtju/ [ˈt̪ju]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Syllabification: Ti‧u
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtiw/ [ˈt̪iʊ̯ː]
    • Rhymes: -iw
    • Syllabification: Tiu

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.