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I can't help but think of Gaylord Myron "Greg" Focker from Meet the Fockers.

I can see Gaylord on a historical character. I don't imagine his personality as necessarily being larger than life. Gaylord could be a misnomer. Picture a depressed weak chinned man that feels perpetually powerless.

I hope the putative bearer would have a huge, powerful personality. I suspect, though, that he might be more likely to scuttle nervously around with his face averted and his shoulders hunched.

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That's one of the difficulties of writing fiction and naming the characters, I find. Not that I do it myself; but naming a character should surely be more like naming a baby. A parent has no idea how their child will turn out. But an author seems to spend time looking for a suitable name for a hero, a villain, a feminist, a bus driver ... rather than just giving them the random names they would have been given in real life.

I’m sorry, but I can’t see this name on anyone, fictional or not. You could *MAYBE* put it on a fictional character if you spelled it Gaelord, but it’s still pretty unusable for obvious reasons.

I honestly like the name too! I don't hear it as "gay lord" either, I hear it more like "gaillerd". I agree with mirfak about using "Gaillord" instead, that's a wonderful name as well. I think it has a very strong sound to it as well, and the meaning is very nice, as "high-spirited". The name is fantastic other than the spelling. I play the violin, and my first time hearing this name was in etudes by one named Gaylord Yost, and I didn't think of "gay lord" at all, I pronounced it like "gaillord". It brings to mind an intelligent, talented person for me. I admit I also think of Ben Stiller too, but after that I just think of strength and bravery. It's a good name. If you want to use it on a real child, I think "Gaillard" would be great. Sadly, I couldn't imagine a real person with the "Gaylord" spelling, but you never know.

For me, Gaylord is completely inseparable from the Fockers. I read Gaylord, I picture Ben Stiller.

I don't think it's a bad name either. I like the sound of it alright - and it doesn't sound like "gay lord" when I say it, either.
All it would take IMO, to make more people use it would be to get rid of the Y. Gaillord, say.

I actually went to school with a Gaylord. He was occasionally teased, but not bullied as badly as you'd think. His parents were quite influential in my town, so that could be one reason why. The Gaylord I knew was actually rather reserved, but everyone knew his family had money and that's a type of power.

Dont like it at all

I honestly agree. It would be good for a character but not in real life.