Why are tigers called that?

"Tiger" is thought to originally have come from "tighre," a persian word meaning "arrow." This is probably because of the tiger's direct and fast hunting style. The word was later modified into the latin "tigris" and later to old english "tigre," eventually becoming "tiger" in modern english. read more

You are mistaken, Tigers are called "tigers", not "that". The name derives from the Old English "tigras", which is borrowed from the Old French "tigre", from the ancestral Latin word "tigris", meaning "tiger", in turn borrowed from the Ancient Greek word "tigris", from which we get the river's name. read more

There are various legends about how the Tigers got their nickname. One involves the orange stripes they wore on their black stockings. read more

However, by the time Tiger turned pro, that practice had stopped and he was simply Tiger Woods. The Other Nickname His Father Called Tiger. We said above that "Tiger was known as 'Tiger' to everyone." Everyone except - ironically - Earl Woods, who had given Tiger that nickname to begin win. read more