THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Gaylord
Gaylord appears in 1 eligible record in the OpenHalalan transcription of COMELEC’s 2001 elected-candidate lists. The recorded spelling is kept separate from other spellings. This documents a source-reported name form, not a lexical meaning, a birth count, or a national popularity rank.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
English
- /ˈɡeɪˌlɔːd/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/General-American
Gay · lord2 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay + lord.
A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 20th century until the 1960s.
Wiktionary: Gaylord (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
1
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Gaylord in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Gaylord
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Waylord·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Galo·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Lord♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Ford♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gail♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Galen·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gally·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Galwas·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Gaylord?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Gaylord further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wiktionary contributors — Gaylord (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.