Byron
Byron comes from the Old English "byre" (cow shed, byre) and "tūn" (settlement) — meaning "byre place." Lord Byron (1788-1824), the English Romantic poet who wrote "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" (1812-1818) and "Don Juan" (1819-1824), is the most famous bearer — he died in Greece while fighting for Greek independence. Byron was a top-300 American name from 1930 to 1990, peaking at #204 in 1965. Byron is a male name of English (place name) origin that means "Byre place, cow shed". Literary, romantic, and a little rebellious. The name sounds historic. Byrons tend to be artistic. US peaked #204 in 1965. Now top 600. Well-known people named Byron include Lord Byron (poet), Byron (English place name), Byron (fictional, various). Common variations and related forms of Byron include Byrom (variant), Byram (variant), By (short form).