Taylor (given name)
| Taylor |
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| Gender |
Unisex |
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| Origin |
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| Word/name |
English |
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| Meaning |
"tailor" |
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Taylor is a given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including England and Wales, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.[1] The name Taylor has been well used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas.[2]
People with the given name Taylor
- Taylor Adams, professional Australian rules football player
- Taylor Anderson, gunsmith, re-enactor, and history professor
- Taylor Antrim, writer and editor best known for his debut novel The Headmaster Ritual
- Taylor Atelian, American teen actress
- Taylor Beck (ice hockey), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Taylor Beck (model), female model and actress from Tucson, Arizona
- Taylor Bennett, former college football quarterback for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Taylor Booth (1933-1986), mathematician known for his work in automata theory
- Taylor Branch, American author and historian
- Taylor Buchholz, retired American professional baseball pitcher
- Taylor Chace, American sledge hockey player
- Taylor Cole, American actress and former fashion model
- Taylor Dayne (stage name of Leslie Wunderman), American singer-songwriter and actress
- Taylor Dent, retired professional tennis player from the United States
- Taylor Deupree, American electronic musician, photographer, and graphic designer
- Taylor Douthit (1901–1986), Major League Baseball outfielder
- Taylor Duncan (1953-2004), American baseball infielder
- Taylor DuPriest, American television personality best known for appearing on the reality television show Kid Nation
- Taylor Edgar, American stand-up comic and musician
- Taylor Eigsti, American jazz pianist and composer
- Taylor Fletcher, American Nordic combined skier
- Taylor Gold, American Olympic snowboarder
- Taylor Graham, former American soccer player
- Taylor Griffin, American professional basketball player
- Taylor Hall, Canadian hockey player (Edmonton Oilers No. 4)
- Taylor Hanson, American musician, best known as a member of the band Hanson
- Taylor Hawkins, American musician, best known as the drummer of alternative rock band Foo Fighters
- Taylor Hicks, American singer who won the fifth season of American Idol
- Taylor Ibera, American judoka and wrestler
- Taylor Jacobs, former American college and professional football player
- Taylor James, American DJ and MC
- Taylor Jardine, American lead singer of We Are The In Crowd
- Taylor Jensen, American professional longboard surfrider
- Taylor Jordan, American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball
- Taylor Jungmann, American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization
- Taylor Kemp, American soccer player
- Taylor King, professional American basketball player
- Taylor Kinney, American actor
- Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
- Taylor Knox, American professional surfer
- Taylor Lautner, American actor
- Taylor Mays, American NFL football player
- Taylor Momsen, American actress and singer
- Taylor Reed, American football player
- Taylor Schilling, American actress
- Taylor Swift, American country-pop singer
- Taylor Wilde, stage name of Shantelle Malawski, American professional wrestler
- Taylor York, American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock band Paramore
Fictional characters
See also
References
- ↑ Behind the Name
- ↑ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2