Taylour

Proper noun (1)

Taylor (plural Taylors)

1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
   • One of the Louisville detectives who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a botched raid is appealing his termination this week.2021 December 13, Amir Vera, “Louisville detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor is appealing his termination from the police department”, in CNN, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2022
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler.
   • "I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.
     "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."
     "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.2001, Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu, page 206
3. (rare) A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation].

Proper noun (2)

Taylor

1. A placename
2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
3. A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.

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