occupative
- a word derived from occupation.
Example Sentences
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A number of occupative names have lost the last syllable by dissimilation, e.g.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
We rarely find this -s in the case of occupative names, but Parsons, Vicars or Vickers, and Monks are common, and in fact the first two are scarcely found without the -s.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
As the suffix -weard occurs very frequently in Anglo-Saxon personal names, it is not always possible to say whether a surname is essentially occupative or not, e.g. whether Durward is rather "door-ward" or for Anglo-Sax.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
Thus Knight is more often a true occupative name, and the same applies to Dring or Dreng, a Scandinavian name of similar meaning.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
The only true occupative name in the list is Cook, for Earl is a nickname.
From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest
