Taylor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Quotations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

English occupational surname, "tailor".

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Taylor

Plural -

Taylor

1. A surname.
2. A male given name, transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name popular in the 1990s and 2000s.

[edit] Related terms

• Tayla

[edit] Quotations

• 2001 Paul Theroux: Hotel Honolulu: p.206:

  "I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.

  "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."

  "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.