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'''Taylor''' is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, England, Ireland and Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland the United States, and Wales.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=taylor Behind the Name]</ref> The name Taylor also has been used for characters on American and now some Australian [[soap opera]]s.<ref>Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-35220-2}}.</ref> Variants include '''Tayla''' and '''Taylah'''; both are feminine and most popular in Australia and New Zealand, whose [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotic]] accents mean that they are pronounced the same as "Taylor".
'''Taylor''' is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=taylor Behind the Name]</ref> The name Taylor also has been used for characters on American and now some Australian [[soap opera]]s.<ref>Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-35220-2}}.</ref> Variants include '''Tayla''' and '''Taylah'''; both are feminine and most popular in Australia and New Zealand, whose [[Rhoticity in English|non-rhotic]] accents mean that they are pronounced the same as "Taylor".


== People ==
== People ==
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* [[Taylor Jacobs]] (born 1981), American football player
* [[Taylor Jacobs]] (born 1981), American football player
* [[Taylor Jensen]] (born 1984), American longboard surfrider
* [[Taylor Jensen]] (born 1984), American longboard surfrider
* [[Taylor Johnson (rugby league)|Taylor Johnson]], British rugby player
* Taylor Johnson, British rugby player
* [[Taylor Jones]] (born 1993), American baseball player
* [[Taylor Jones]] (born 1993), American baseball player
* [[Taylor Jordan]] (born 1989), American baseball player
* [[Taylor Jordan]] (born 1989), American baseball player
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* [[Taylor Williams]] (born 1991), American baseball player
* [[Taylor Williams]] (born 1991), American baseball player
* [[Taylor Wilson]] (born 1994), American nuclear scientist
* [[Taylor Wilson]] (born 1994), American nuclear scientist
* [[Taylor Wily]] (1968–2024), American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist
* [[Taylor York]] (born 1989), American musician, ''Paramore''
* [[Taylor York]] (born 1989), American musician, ''Paramore''
* [[Taylor Zakhar Perez]] (born 1991), American actor
* [[Taylor Zakhar Perez]] (born 1991), American actor

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Taylor
Pronunciation/ˈtlər/ TAY-lər
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameEnglish
Meaning"tailor"
Other names
Related namesTayla, Taylah, Tyler

Taylor is a unisex given name mainly in use in English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom.[1] The name Taylor also has been used for characters on American and now some Australian soap operas.[2] Variants include Tayla and Taylah; both are feminine and most popular in Australia and New Zealand, whose non-rhotic accents mean that they are pronounced the same as "Taylor".

People

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References

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  1. ^ Behind the Name
  2. ^ Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2.