GRRM has stated his love of British (not just English) history in a lot of interviews and several of the themes/cultures are based specifically on Welsh history and mythology.
In order to understand the names, you have to appreciate that letters can have different sounds in different languages. These are anglicized versions of Celtic names in the books, so English speaking readers are able to pronounce them correctly. "Tyrion" in English is actually a Welsh name, but it is written "Tirion" in Welsh because the letters are pronounced differently. It means kind or lenient, which would link nicely to Tyrion's fondness of "Bastards, cripples and broken things...".
Dorne and it's culture, is basically Welsh culture and mediaeval Wales, but with a Mediterranean climate. That makes sense as the Celts are all descended from the Iberians, who came from the Iberian peninsular where modern Spain and Portugal are today.
There are loads of Welsh names in Ice and Fire - Bran for example was the name of one of the ancient kings of Britain...
Hope this helps! :D
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