Gaylord

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Gaylord, an anglicisation of the French surname Gaillard ("sprightly" or "spry"), may refer to:

People:

• Gaylord Perry, a Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher.
• Gaylord Nelson, a former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
• Gaylord Kent Conrad, a U.S. Senator from North Dakota
• Gailard Sartain, American actor and comic (pronounced Gaylord)
• Mitch Gaylord, an Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics.
• Edward K. Gaylord, founder of The Oklahoman, an Oklahoma City based newspaper
• Harvey Gaylord, President of Bell Aerospace
• Edward L. Gaylord, late owner of The Oklahoman and founder of the Gaylord Entertainment Company
• Gaylord Focker, a fictional character played by Ben Stiller in Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers
• The Gaylords, a vocal group
• Ronnie Gaylord, a member of The Gaylords
• Gaylord DuBois, an American comic writer

Places:

• Gaylord, a city in Kansas
• Gaylord, a city in Michigan
• Gaylord, a city in Minnesota
• Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the football facility of the University of Oklahoma
• Gaylord National Harbor, an under-construction hotel and convention center complex in Maryland
• Gaylord Opryland, a hotel and convention center in Tennessee
• Gaylord Palms, a hotel and convention center in Florida
• Gaylord Texan, a hotel and convention center in Texas

Other:

• Gaylord Entertainment Company
• Gaylord Hotels, a subsidiary of Gaylord Entertainment Company
• Gaylord Chemical Corporation, a U.S. chemical company
• Gaylord box, a standard size of cardboard box used by the packaging industry, initially produced by Gaylord Container Company of Gaylord, Michigan. A gaylord box is 48" x 40" x 36" (approx. 120 cm x 100 cm x 90 cm) and fits neatly on a standard shipping pallet.
• The Almighty Gaylords, a street gang in Chicago, Illinois
• Gaylord Entertainment Center, the former name of a hockey arena in Nashville, Tennessee, now called Sommet Center
• A derogatory term for a homosexual.