Talbot
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An mks unit of luminous energy, exactly corresponding to the SI lumen second.
- 2 A type of hound with broad mouth and large ears, once used for hunting and tracking.
- 1 An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
"Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents."
- 2 A male given name.
- 3 An earldom in the British peerage
- 4 A former brand of English motor car.
- 5 An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.
- 7 A town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"Sahaiʔa May Talbot was born on Feb. 15, 2014. However, on her birth certificate, her name is spelled Sahai'a because the Northwest Territories government only allows the Roman alphabet to be used on official documents."
Etymology
From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).
After Henry Fox Talbot, a 19th-century pioneer of photography.
Possibly after a Norman family Talbot
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