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Taylor

Pronunciation: TAY-ler (key)

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Origin of the name Taylor:

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Anglo-French taillour (tailor), which is from the Old French taillier (to cut). The name arose as an occupational name.

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Tailors was a male only occupation. Females were, and to this day still are, seamstresses.

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Tay, Tor

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Taylor Hanson, Musician
Taylor Lautner, Actor
Taylor Hicks, Musician
Taylor Kitsch, Actor
Taylor Fedun, Canadian hockey player

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