Gaylord

French

"brisk, high-spirited"

Gaylord Origin and Meaning

The name Gaylord is a boy's name of French origin meaning "brisk, high-spirited".

Best left on the old southern plantation, sipping his mint julep.

Gaylord Rank in US Top 1000

# 833 in the US

Popularity of the name Gaylord

• 1758 Nameberry 2025

Famous People Named Gaylord

• Gaylord DuBois American comics writer
• Gaylord Jackson Perry American baseball player
• (Gaylord) Kent Conrad U.S. Senator from North Dakota
• Gaylord Anton Nelson U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
• Gaylord Carter American film composer and organist
• Gaylord G. Birch American drummer
• Gaylord Griswold U.S. Congressman from New York
• Gaylord Roscoe "Pete" Stinchcomb American NFL football player
• Gaylord Thomas "G.T." Gunhus U.S. Army officer; 20th Chief of Chaplains
• Gailard Sartain American actor/comedian

The name Gaylord in Pop Culture

• Gaylord "Greg" Focker character from "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers"
• Gaylord Hotel a luxury hotel on the Washington National Harbor
• Frederick Gaylord Crane character on "Cheers" and "Frasier"
• Gaylord Ravenal Magnolia's husband, gambler and actor, in "Show Boat" (1926) by Edna Ferber
• Gaylord Robinson character in "The Amazing World of Gumball
• Gaylord “Nurf” Nurfington character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"