Gaylord

Gaylord, an anglicisation of the French surname "Gaillard" ("sprightly" or "spry"), may refer to:

People

urname

*Edward K. Gaylord, founder of "The Oklahoman", an Oklahoma City-based newspaper
*Edward Gaylord (Edward L. Gaylord), late owner of "The Oklahoman" and founder of the Gaylord Entertainment Company
*Harvey Gaylord, President of Bell Aerospace
*Mitch Gaylord, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
*The Gaylords (American vocal group)
**Ronnie Gaylord, a member of The Gaylords

Given name

*Gaylord DuBois, an American comic writer
*Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. senator from Wisconsin
*Gaylord Perry, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
*Gailard Sartain, American actor and comic (pronounced Gaylord)

Fictional

*Gaylord Focker, character played by Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents" and "Meet the Fockers"

Places

In the United States:
*Gaylord, Kansas
*Gaylord, Michigan
*Gaylord, Minnesota
*Gaylord Entertainment Center, the former name of a hockey arena in Nashville, Tennessee, now called Sommet Center
*Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the football facility of the University of Oklahoma;See also
*Gaylord Hotels (disambiguation), several hotels

Other uses

*The Chicago Gaylords, a street gang in Chicago, Illinois
*Gaylord (container), a standard size of cardboard box used by the packaging industry
*Gaylord Chemical Corporation, a U.S. chemical company
*Gaylord Entertainment Company
*A derogatory term for a homosexual