Taylor - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Taylor \

, also used as girl's name Taylor, is pronounced TAY-ler. It is of Middle English and Old French origin, and its meaning is "tailor; to cut". From the Norman French word "taillier". Occupational name first used as given name in the 19th century. 12th American President Zachary Taylor; film director Taylor Hackford; football player Lawrence Taylor; singers James and Livingston Taylor.

Taylor has 6 variant forms: Tailer, Tailor, Tayler, Zailor, Zaylor and Zaylour.

For more information, see also related names Taylan and Tayton.

Baby names that sound like Taylor are Talor and Tylor.

Taylor is a very common first name for men (#422 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#10 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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