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What does Taylor mean?
Taylor 
▼ as a boys' name (also used more regularly as girls' name Taylor) is pronounced TAY-ler. It is of Middle English and Old French origin, and the meaning of Taylor 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.
ASSOCIATED WITH norman, occupational, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Tailer, Tailor, Tayler, Zailor, Zaylor, Zaylour
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Taylor Adiel (T.A.), ..
How popular is Taylor?
Taylor is a very popular first name for men (#422 out of 1220, Top 35%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#13 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Taylor reached its apex position of #51 in the U.S. in the year 1993, and is at #529 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Taylor (#529 VIA LATEST LIST) are Tayler and Tayton. These forms of Taylor were at the top of their popularity 3 decades ago (AVERAGE #969) and are now much less popular (#1509, ▼93%), with the form Taylor becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Taylor▼ is pronounced similarly to Talor, Tilar, Tylar, Tyler▼ and Tylor▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bailor, Bayler, Baylor▲, Daylon, Gayler, Gaylon, Gaylor, Gaylord▼, Gaynor, Jaylon▼, Kaylob, Kylor, Lawlor, Maynor, Mayor, Nailor, Naylor, Raynor, Skylor, Tabor, Taibor, Tallon, Talon, Tavor, Tayber, Taybor, Taylon, Tayson and Waylon▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Taylor.
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