gaylord · noun, adjective1
Compound of gay + lord under influence of the name Gaylord, suggested to originate in Jamaican slang.
gaylord · noun2
Genericized trademark of the Gaylord Container Corporation, a manufacturer of packaging materials, itself from the surname Gaylord.
Gaylord · proper noun3
Derived from the Old French surname Gaillard (from gaillard (“strong”)), via Anglo-Norman. Compare Spanish Gallardo (from gallardo (“dashing, strapping, gallant”). Shaped by folk etymology into gay + lord.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.