What is the origin of the name Taylor? It's a question in a packet my teacher gave me. Here's the original question. Look in a book or on the internet for what your name means. What does it mean? I have no clue so some help would be nice, thanks.
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2007-05-23 08:40:42 · 4 answers · asked by T-Bob Squarepants 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
+ Taylor series, in mathematics, a way to represent any function in power series
+ Taylor rule, in economics, a proposed policy stipulating how interest rate should be changed
+ Taylor KO Factor, a measure of the stopping power of rifle bullets
+ AMD Taylor, an alternate name for the Turion 64 X2 computer processor
2007-05-23 08:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by mr19th 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The boy's and girl'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 US President Zachary Taylor; film director Taylor Hackford; football player Lawrence Taylor; singers James and Livingston Taylor.
Taylor has 6 variant forms: Tailer, Tailor, Tayler, Zailor, Zaylor and Zaylour."
Hope that helps!
2007-05-23 15:50:00 · answer #2 · answered by love2travel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition: An English occupational name for a tailor, from Old French "tailleur" for "tailor" which comes from the Latin "taliare," meaning "to cut." It is among the most commonly found surnames, due to its popularity as a medieval occupation.
Surname Origin: English
2007-05-23 15:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by ULTIMATEMEANING 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cutter for cloth... tailor is one!
2007-05-23 15:49:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋