Baby name

FADING BOY · ENGLISH, FRENCH ORIGIN
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Thayer

/THAY · er/


“Surname meaning tailor”

Originally an English surname, transferred into use as a given name. The surname is an Americanized form of the French occupational surname Tailler, meaning 'tailor'.

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How it ages.

A modern American surname-name for boys, part of the preppy surname trend rather than a historic classic.

The cultural moment.

Rare as a first name; better known as a surname, occasionally chosen by parents drawn to the preppy surname-name trend for boys.