Naylor
English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Naylor
Naylor is an English occupational surname meaning "nail maker," derived from the Old English words "nægl" (nail) and the agent suffix "-er" or "-or." The name has Germanic linguistic roots and developed during the Middle English period when occupational surnames became standardized.
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Etymology
Naylor is an English occupational surname meaning "nail maker," derived from the Old English words "nægl" (nail) and the agent suffix "-er" or "-or." The name has Germanic linguistic roots and developed during the Middle English period when occupational surnames became standardized.
The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Britain and its diaspora, with no specific religious affiliation; it emerged as a secular occupational descriptor during medieval times when such surnames identified a person's trade or profession.
Naylor currently ranks #4,310 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1916.
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