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Taylor^¹

/ˈteɪ.lə/ UK
/ˈteɪ.lɚ/ Canada, US
/ˈtæɪ.lə/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪlə(ɹ)

proper noun Taylors

An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor. One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler. "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.
rare A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation].

proper noun

A placename
A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.
A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
A minor city in Columbia County, Arkansas.
An unincorporated community in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
A city in Wayne County, Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.
A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.
A minor city in Stark County, North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor.
An unincorporated community in Beckham County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Jeremiah H. Taylor.
An unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma; named for local merchant John Taylor.
A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
A city in Williamson County, Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor.
An unincorporated community in Weber County, Utah.
A ghost town in King County, Washington.
An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
A village in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Taylor Township.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Taylor County
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Mount Taylor

taylor^²

noun taylors

obsolete Obsolete form of tailor

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: zachary taylor, tyler, cooke, tailor, horse, leigh, heald, tall, rayleigh, paine, coleridge, liberian, hermon, gordon, robinson, clifton

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name transliterations of surname

한국어	테일러 Teilleo
日本語	テイラー Teirā
中文	泰勒 Tàilè
Русский	Те́йлор Téjlor
العربية	تَايْلُور taylur

name surname associated with "tailor"

Español	Sastre
हिन्दी	दर्ज़ी darzī
Português	Alfaiate
Français	Tailler, Couture, Couturier, Sartre, Quemener, Thayer
Deutsch	Schneider, Schneidermann
Italiano	Sarti, Sarto, Sartini, Sartor, Sartore
Ελληνικά	Ραπτης Raptis
Română	Croitoru
Русский	Кравцов Kravcov, Портнов Portnov, Портнягин Portnjagin
العربية	الخَيَّاط al-ḵayyāṭ, خَيَّاط ḵayyāṭ
עברית	חייט

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@misc{taylor_2026,
  title = {taylor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taylor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}