Buckman
Buckman (name) means an English surname, originally an occupational name for a goat-keeper or a scholar/bookbinder. Example: “The old ledger belonged to a merchant named Buckman.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Buckmans
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The old ledger belonged to a merchant named _____.
Etymology
From either of two derivations: # Old English bucca (“he-goat”) + mann (“man”), to denote a goat-keeper. # Old English bōc (“book”) + mann (“man”), to denote a student or scholar, or else a book-copier or bookbinder.