English

Etymology
Derived from the Huguenot (F.) name Gaillard.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. An American surname.
2. given name|male, transferred use of the surname, reinforced by the folk etymology "gay lord", e.g a character in the musical Show Boat (1927). Rarely used after the 1960s because of the modern meaning of gay.

French

Proper noun
Gaylord

1. given name|male||fr: borrowed from English around 1980.

category:American surnames

sr:Gaylord

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