Talbot

== English == === Alternative forms === Talbott, Talbut, Talbutt, Taulbut === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔːlbət/ === Proper noun === Talbot An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin. A male given name. An earldom in the British peerage A former brand of English motor car. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Indiana, United States. An unincorporated community in Menominee County, Michigan, United States. A town in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia. ==== Derived terms ====