taylor
/ˈteɪ.lɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
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A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler.
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A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation].
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A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
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A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
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Numerous places in the United States:
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Numerous places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week."
- ""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."
- "The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin tālea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin tāliō Old French taillierder. Old French tailleorder. Anglo-Norman taillourbor. Middle English taillour English tailorder. English Taylor From tailor. Doublet of Tailor.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈteɪ.lɚ/
- British English: /ˈteɪ.lə/