Tiu

Tiu

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

• Tiw

• Tyr

• Thor

• I-tu, ITU, TUI, UTI, tui

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

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

Tiu (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiu is the 101st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 56,132 individuals.