# Talbot

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɔːlbət/ · frequency rank #16,804

## Definitions
1. An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.
2. A male given name.
3. An earldom in the British peerage
4. A former brand of English motor car.
5. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States.
7. A town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **tarot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talbot-vs-tarot)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talbot-vs-talon)
- **talent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talbot-vs-talent)
- **taboo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taboo-vs-talbot)
- **tabor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tabor-vs-talbot)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atlbot`, `tablot`, `talbbot`, `talbott`, `talbto`, `tallbot`, `talobt`, `tlabot`, `ttalbot`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/talbot