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Amen. The American pronunciation just kills this otherwise handsome name. It wasn't always so. Old Hollywood actor Tyrone Power was pronounced "tih-ROHN." So Americans used to say it the same (or close to the same way) as the Irish.

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Please don't dumb down the spelling. It only encourages others to take liberties with other classics. Plus, I can't help but feel insulted when parents think I can't get the hang of something as simple as Tyrone. Other Irish names I have more sympathy for, like Tighe for Tadhg, or Keva for Caoimhe. But Tyrone isn't so difficult that a quick correction couldn't cure.

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Tyrone Malachy / Malachi ("-kee" / "-kie")
Tyrone Oliver
Tyrone Seamus
Tyrone David
Tyrone Patrick
Tyrone Diarmuid / Dermot
Tyrone Gareth / Garrett
Tyrone Magnus
Tyrone Alexander / Isandro / Alistair
Tyrone Peter
Tyrone Matthias
Tyrone Edward
Tyrone Oscar
Tyrone Miles / Michael
Tyrone Ivo ("EYE-vo")
Tyrone Francis / Franciscus
Tyrone Ignatius
Tyrone Dmitri
Tyrone Frederick
Tyrone Marius
Tyrone Prosper
Tyrone Conor
Tyrone Finlay ("-lee")
Tyrone Adlai
Tyrone Daniel
Tyrone Ishmael / Ismail
Tyrone Desiderius
Tyrone Idris
Tyrone Peredur
Tyrone Arthur
Tyrone Cuthbert
Tyrone Xavier
Tyrone Aloysius
Tyrone Zachary / Zachariah / Zacarius
Tyrone Hollis

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So many different directions Tyrone takes one. Do any tickle your fancy? Thanks. :-D