Baby name

FADING BOY · OLD FRENCH-ENGLISH
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Tailer

/TAY · ler/


“Phonetic respelling of Taylor”

Phonetic respelling of Taylor, from Old French tailleur meaning 'to cut' (a tailor); the alternate spelling marks individualization but doesn't change the sound.

tai

gentle

How it ages.

The alternate spelling dates it to 1990s-2000s American individualized spelling trends; will age as a quirky variant.

The cultural moment.

Occasional use in the US in the 1990s-2000s; uncommon today.