A personal name commonly used for boys; originally a surname referring to someone who laid tiles.
From Old English and Old French 'tile' (from Latin 'tegula'), combined with the '-er' suffix meaning 'one who does something.' Tyler originally meant a tile-maker or tile-layer.
The name Tyler comes from an old job title—people named Tyler carry a medieval profession in their name (tile-makers), which is the same reason we have surnames like Baker, Miller, and Smith from ancient workers.
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