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Talbot

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːlbət/

The English word “Talbot” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An earldom in the British peerage
  2. A former brand of English motor car.
  3. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.

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”).

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