Taylor
WordNet
noun
(1) 12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)
(2) United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
(3) United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- , transferred from the surname.
- popular in the 1990s and 2000s.
Quotations
- 2001 Paul Theroux: Hotel Honolulu: p.206:
- "I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests.
- "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler."
- "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.