Tycho

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Tycho is a masculine given name, a latinization of Greek Τύχων, from the name of Tyche (Greek: Τύχη), the Greek goddess of fortune or luck. The Russian form of the name is Tikhon (Тихон).

People[edit]

Given name

Surname

  • Tommy Tycho (1928–2013), Hungarian-Australian pianist, conductor, composer

Pseudonym

  • Tycho (musician) (born 1977) (Scott Hansen), American ambient music artist and producer, also known as ISO50

Astronomy[edit]

Fiction[edit]

  • Tycho, a desert ranger henchman from the computer game Fallout
  • Tycho, a shipboard AI in the computer game Marathon
  • Tycho Brahe, a character from the Penny Arcade webcomic based on writer Jerry Holkins
  • Tycho Celchu, a character in the Star Wars Universe
  • Tycho Zeling, protagonist of Edward van de Vendel's young adult novel Days of Bluegrass Love and its sequels.
  • Brother-Captain Tycho, a character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
  • Tycho City, a city located on Earth's moon (presumably on/near Tycho Crater), mentioned in the Star Trek franchise
  • Tycho Station, a setting in The Expanse novel series and its accompanying TV series

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