Name: Taylor
Gender: Male
Origin: French & English
Meaning: a Tailor (who would have thought)!
Taylor was originally used as a name for a boy, in current times Taylor is a uni-sex name. The boy’s name Taylor \ta(y)-lor\, 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, also our favorite Taylor Lautner!
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