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'''Tycho''' is a masculine given name, a latinization of Greek Τύχων, from the name of  [[Tyche]] ({{langx|grc|Τύχη|link=no}}), the Greek goddess of fortune or luck.
The Russian form of the name is ''[[Tikhon]]'' (Тихон).

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==People==

=== Given name ===
* [[Tycho Brahe]] (1546–1601), Danish nobleman and astronomer
* Saint [[Tikhon of Zadonsk]] (1724–1783), Russian bishop
* [[Tycho van Meer]] (born 1974), Dutch field hockey striker

=== 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==
* [[Tycho (lunar crater)]]
* [[Tycho Brahe (Martian crater)]]
* The [[Hipparcos Catalogue|Tycho-1 Catalogue]] or [[Tycho-2 Catalogue]] of stars
* [[SN 1572]], a supernova remnant, often called Tycho's supernova
* [[Tycho G]], the companion star of SN 1572
* [[1677 Tycho Brahe]], an asteroid

==Fiction==
* Tycho, a desert ranger henchman from the computer game [[Fallout (video game)|''Fallout'']]
* Tycho, a shipboard AI in the computer game [[Marathon (video game)|''Marathon'']]
* Tycho Brahe, a character from the [[Penny Arcade|''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|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)|The Expanse]]'' novel series and its accompanying TV series

== See also ==
* [[Tyco (disambiguation)]]
* [[Taiko (disambiguation)]]

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