Saylor

How to say it

/ˈseɪ.lɚ/

What it means

Modern American respelling of Sailor, from the English occupational surname for a sailor, or the German Seiler ('rope-maker'). Christie Brinkley's daughter Sailor (born 1998) and the modern girls'-name spelling wave anchor the contemporary use.

Saylor is a modern American respelling of Sailor, with two competing roots. The English Sailor is an occupational surname from Old English sǣl ('happy, prosperous') or directly from the sailing trade. The German Seiler means 'rope-maker' (from Seil, 'rope') and was a sailing-related craft. Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook named their daughter Sailor (born 1998), giving the name its celebrity-baby anchor. The Saylor respelling reads as modern American feminine. As a US first name Saylor is post-2010 and feminine-leaning. It entered the US top 1000 in 2014. Common short: Say.

Heads-up notes

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  Sailor (the literal English word) and Saylor (the modern American respelling) are the same name; Saylor reads as a deliberate stylization away from the occupational noun.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

• Sailor Brinkley Cook Daughter of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook, born 1998 (original Sailor spelling)

Spelling variants

• Sailor
• Saylar
• Sailer

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