Taylor (given name)

Taylor is a given name derived from the English occupational surname Taylor. The surname took its meaning from the Middle English word tailor, meaning "one who cuts cloth."^[1]

The name is given to both boys and girls. It was the 249th most popular name for boys born in the United States in 2007. It was most popular for boys in the early 1990s. It ranked as the 24th most common name for baby girls born in the United States in 2007. It was among the top 10 names given to girls in the United States in the 1990s and remained in the top 20 most popular names for girls there during the first five years of the 21st century. The name is also in use in other English-speaking countries, including England and Wales, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.^[2] The name Taylor has been well used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas.^[3]

People with the given name Taylor

• Taylor Hall, Canadian Hockey player (Edmonton Oilers #4)
• Taylor Hawkins, American musician, best known as the drummer of alternative rock band, Foo Fighters
• Taylor Lautner, American actor
• Taylor Mays, American NFL football player
• Taylor Swift, American country singer
• Taylor Momsen, American actress and singer

Fictional characters

• Taylor Fry, main character of the Australian TV series Mortified
• Taylor Hayes, character on The Bold and the Beautiful
• Taylor Walker, character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives
• Taylor Townsend, character from The O.C.

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