Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings French : Brave Boy name variations Gaylord Gaylard Gayelord Gaelor Gaelord Gailard Gaillard Gailor Gailord Gallard Gaylor Family name origins & meanings Americanized spelling of Gaillard. Compare Gaylord.German : variant of Geiler, from a noun derivative of Geil.