Gaylord

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 2 French 2.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Derived from the Huguenot (French) name Gaillard.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Gaylord

Plural -

Gaylord

1. An American surname.
2. A male given name, transferred use of the surname, reinforced by the folk etymology "gay lord", e.g a character in the musical Show Boat (1927). Rarely used after the 1960s because of the modern meaning of gay.

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[edit] French

[edit] Proper noun

Gaylord

1. A male given name borrowed from English around 1980.