Taylor

Taylor is an English occupational surname transferred to use as a given name, derived from the Old French word tailleur, meaning one who cuts, which itself traces back to the Latin taliare, to cut. It originally identified a person who worked as a tailor or cutter of cloth, and like many English trade surnames, it began appearing as a first name during the nineteenth century. The name is used for both males and females, though it gained particular popularity as a feminine given name in the late twentieth century. Tyler is a related occupational name from the same naming tradition.