Tallant

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proper noun

A surname from Old French.

OriginOld French tailler →
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Meanings

proper nounTallant (plural Tallants)

plural Tallants

  1. A surname from Old French.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchtailler“to cut”
  2. EnglishTallant

Occupational surname for a tailor, from taillant (“cutting”), present participle of Old French tailler (“to cut”).

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APA

Tallant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallant

MLA

“Tallant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tallant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tallant.

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