Gaylord

专有名词
/ˈɡeɪˌlɔːd/    /ˈɡeɪˌlɔɹd/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. An American surname from Old French.
    — Why should we Gaylords be above all the others, and why should I throw away the few short minutes I have to breathe in this world, throw it away on family pride and a seven-letter name? Gaylord. Gaylord. GAYLORD. A sound like an elm tree full of katydids.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the 20th century until the 1960s.
    — Gaylord Ravenal elevated the right eyebrow and looked down his aristocratic nose at the capering little captain. "I am Gaylord Ravenal, of the Tennessee Ravenals. I failed to catch your name."
  3. Numerous places in the United States:; A city in Smith County, Kansas.
  4. Numerous places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Otsego County, Michigan.
  5. Numerous places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Sibley County, Minnesota.
  6. Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon.
  7. Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clarke County, Virginia.

词汇关系

词源

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.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary