Baby name

FADING BOY · OLD FRENCH-ENGLISH
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Tailor

/TAY · lor/


“One who cuts cloth”

Occupational English surname meaning 'one who cuts cloth', from Old French tailleur; used as a given name in English-speaking countries as a spelling variant of Taylor.

tai

gentle

How it ages.

Clean occupational name but will always live in Taylor's shadow; ages as a variant rather than a standalone classic.

The cultural moment.

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