Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings English : Son of Ty; fieryFrench : ExplosiveGerman : Son of the German Boy name variations Tyson Tiszon Tycen Tyeson Tysin How Popular Is The Name Tison Family name origins & meanings French : nickname from Old French tison ‘firebrand’ (see Tyson 2).Possibly an altered spelling of German Theisen.