Talbot

See also: talbot

English

Alternative forms

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːlbət/

Proper noun

Talbot

  1. An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
  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.
  6. An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.
  7. A town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.

Derived terms

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