Names like Taylor
Taylor is a two-syllable English name that ends in -or. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Taylor.
Trevor Welsh · from a Welsh place name meaning 'large settlement'
Saylor English · occupational surname meaning 'one who sails'
Baylor English · traditionally explained as an English occupational surname linked to horse-training or bailiffs
Junior English · the younger; widely used as a standalone first name among Haitian families
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Taylor comes from.
Harper English · "harp player," an occupational surname from the medieval minstrel's craft; almost unknown as a girls' first name before the 2000s, then a leader of the musical-surname wave. Literary in association, folk in root, modern in effect
Hunter English · "one who hunts," an occupational surname from the Middle English hunte; it rode the 1990s wave that turned rugged trade surnames into first names, and outlasted most of that wave. Outdoorsy, direct, and hard to shorten
Tucker English · occupational surname, "one who tucks cloth"
Tanner English · occupational surname, "leather tanner"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2000s, the same decade as Taylor, on a similar curve.
Trenton English · place name meaning 'Trent's town', after the founder of Trenton, NJ
Summer English · the season itself, from the Old English sumor; taken up as a name in the 1970s nature wave beside Autumn and Dawn, and warmed back up in the 2000s. Sunny by definition, casual by nature
Tyson English · surname, traditionally "firebrand"
Diamond English · precious gem, unbreakable
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