Evolution Of Names Poem by Douglas Scotney
Evolution Of Names
My guesses are:
that 'maid' came from the French for 'help me';
that many surnames with 'ment' at the end
once ended in 'man';
that, because of women, logicians
and men of sensitivity,
the old surname Maidman
was packing sent
to be replaced by
Maidment.
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Topic(s) of this poem: evolution,language,name
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20.1.20
m'aides: help me
m'aides: help me
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5/2/2024 8:39:07 AM # 1.0.0.1119
I am familiar with the table of examples which you give. Some of them like 'firefighter' make sense.