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Tallant

Tallant proper noun: a surname from Old French.

Proper noun

Tallant (plural Tallants)

  1. A surname from Old French.

Forms of Tallant

pluralTallants

Origin of Tallant

Occupational surname for a tailor, from taillant (“cutting”), present participle of Old French tailler (“to cut”).

Questions about Tallant

What does Tallant mean?
Tallant means a surname from Old French.
What part of speech is Tallant?
Tallant is a proper noun.

Words near Tallant in the dictionary

  1. Tallandoon
  2. Tallangatta
  3. Tallangatta East
  4. Tallangatta South
  5. Tallangatta Valley
  6. Tallant
  7. Tallants
  8. tallapoi
  9. tallapois
  10. Tallapoosa
  11. Tallapoosa County

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