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Male Occupational Names
Names that mean artist, bailiff, baker, butcher, carpenter,
carter, carver,
clerk, cooper,
craftsman,
deacon, dean, doctor/healer, door-keeper, farmer, forester,
fuller, gardener, governor, guard, guide, harvester, hunter, manager,
mason,
merchant,
money-lender, musician, nurse, park-keeper, peddler, priest, roper, scribe, secretary,
sergeant,
servant, smith, steward, supervisor,
tailor, tanner, teacher, tiler,
wagon builder/driver, weaver, worker.
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JORIS:
Dutch and Frisian form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JORKKI: Finnish form of Swedish
Jörgen,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JØRN:
Contracted form of Danish Jørgen, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
JORY:
Cornish form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURAJ:
Croatian and Slovak form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURE:
Croatian and Slovene form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JUREK:
Pet form of Polish Jerzy, meaning "earth-worker,
farmer."
JURG:
Dutch and Frisian form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
J�RGEN:
Low German form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURGEN:
Dutch form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURGIS:
Lithuanian form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURI:
Slavic form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURIAN:
Low German form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURIJ:
Slovene form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURIS:
Latvian form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JURRIAAN:
Dutch form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JUSSI:
Finnish form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JYRI:
Finnish form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
JYRKI:
Finnish form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
KAÏN (Κάϊν): Greek form of Hebrew
Qayin
("acquired, possessed"), but meaning "maker; fabricator," or
literally "smith." In the
bible, this is the name of Adam
and Eve's first son
who killed his brother Abel.
KAÏNAM (Καϊνάμ):
Greek form of Hebrew Qeynan
("possession"), but meaning
"their smith." In the New
Testament bible, this is the name of an ancestor of Christ.
KALEV: Estonian form of Finnish Kaleva, probably meaning "smith."
Compare with another form of Kalev.
KALEVA:
Finnish legend name of the ancestor of all Finns. Andrew Lang, author of Custom and Myth, 1884, gives the meaning
"heroic, magnificent," but it may be connected with the
Lithuanian word kalvis, meaning "smith," like the Baltic god Kalevias.
KALEVI:
From Finnish Kaleva, meaning
either "heroic, magnificent" or "smith."
KALEVIAS:
Ancient Baltic myth name of a smith god, derived from the Lithuanian word kalvis,
meaning "smith."
KALIDAS
(कालिदास): Hindi name composed of the name of the goddess
Kali
and the Sanskrit word dasa "servant," hence "servant
of Kali."
KEMP:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Middle
English word kempe "athlete, wrestler," from Old
English kempa, meaning "champion, warrior."
KENAZ:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qenaz, meaning "hunter." In the bible, this is the name of a
son of Eliphaz and a brother of Caleb.
KENNARD:
English name probably derived from Anglo-Saxon Cyneweard,
meaning "royal guard."
KEOKI:
Hawaiian form of English George, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
KEPHEUS
(Κηφεύς):
Greek name meaning
"gardener." In mythology, this is the name of a king of Ethiopia,
the husband of Cassiopeia.
KEVORK:
Armenian form of Greek Georgios, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
KHAYYAM
(خیام): Arabic name meaning "tent-maker."
LECSO:
Pet form of Hungarian Levente, possibly meaning "governor,
guide."
LEVENTE:
Hungarian name, possibly meaning "governor, guide."
LEVI: Short form of Hungarian Levente, possibly meaning "governor,
guide." Compare with other forms of Levi.
MAKYA:
Native American Hopi name meaning "eagle hunter."
MARQUIS:
English name derived from the French title for the "governor of a
border country," from Old French marchis ("border
country"). A Marquis ranks just below a Duke.
MARQUISE:
Variant spelling of English Marquis, meaning "governor
of a border
country."
MARSHAL:
Variant spelling of
English Marshall, meaning either "keeper of
horses" or "shoeing smith."
MARSHALL:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a Norman French
occupational term denoting someone who was a "keeper of horses,"
composed of the Germanic elements morah "horse" and scalc
"servant." By the time it became a surname it had acquired the
meaning "shoeing smith."
MASON:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from
French maçon, meaning
"mason, stone-worker."
MASTERMAN:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning "man of the master,"
i.e. "retainer" or "servant."
MAYSON:
Variant spelling of English Mason, meaning
"stone-worker."
MILLARD:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a variant of the surname Millward, a form of
Millweard, an old
Anglo-Saxon occupational surname composed of the Old English elements mylen
"mill" and weard "guardian," hence
"mill-guard."
MOSEGI:
Egyptian name meaning "tailor."
ÖRJAN: Swedish form of
Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
PACHATH-MOWAB (פֵּחַת-מוֹאָב):
Hebrew name meaning "governor of Moab"
and "pit of Moab." In the
bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of Babylonian exiles, and
the name of the father of Hashub.
PÆON: Latin
form of Greek Paion, meaning "healer."
In mythology, this is the name of a physician god.
PAGE:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from a status name for a young boy who was apprenticed
to a knight, hence "page; young servant."
PAHATH-MOAB:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Pachath-mowab, meaning "governor of
Moab"
and "pit of Moab." In the
bible, this is the name of an ancestor of a family of Babylonian exiles, and
the name of the father of Hashub.
PAIAN
(Παιάν): Variant
spelling of Greek Paion, meaning "healer."
PAION
(Παίων): Greek name
meaning
"healer." In mythology,
this is the name of a physician god.
PARKER:
English occupational surname transferred to
forename use, from Middle English parc "park," hence
"park-keeper." Note: in the Middle Ages a park was an enclosed
area where the park-owner hunted game.
PIPER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from
Middle English pipere, meaning "pipe-player."
PORTER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"doorkeeper."
POWWAW:
Native American Algonquin name meaning "priest."
QENAZ
(קְנַז):
Hebrew name meaning "hunter." In the bible, this is the name of a
son of Eliphaz and a brother of Caleb.
RAB: Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav,
meaning "great" or "teacher." Compare with another
form of Rab.
RABI
(רַבִּי): Hebrew name meaning "my
teacher." Compare with another form of Rabi.
RASIM
(راسم): Arabic name meaning "artist,
designer, writer."
RAV
(רַב):
Hebrew name meaning "great" or "teacher."
RÉGIS: French occupational surname transferred to forename use,
derived from Old French régir ("to rule or manage"),
hence "manager, ruler."
SAWYER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Middle
English saghier, meaning "to saw."
SEASNÁN: Variant
spelling of Gaelic Seastnán, meaning
"bodyguard."
SEASTNÁN: Old Gaelic name derived from the
word seasuighim ("to defend; to resist"), hence
"bodyguard."
SEOIRSE:
Irish form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SEÒRAS: Scottish form of Greek
Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SEPPO:
Finnish myth name of a smith god,
meaning "smith."
SERGE:
French form of Latin Sergius, possibly
meaning "sergeant."
SERGEI
(Сергей): Russian form of
Greek Sergios, possibly
meaning "sergeant."
SERGEJ:
Variant spelling of Russian Sergei,
possibly
meaning "sergeant."
SERGEY:
Variant spelling of Russian Sergei,
possibly meaning "sergeant."
SERGHEI:
Romanian form of Greek Sergios, possibly meaning "sergeant."
SERGIO:
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form
of Latin Sergius, possibly
meaning "sergeant."
SERGIOS (Σέργιος): Greek form of Latin Sergius,
possibly meaning "sergeant."
SERGIU:
Variant form of Romanian Serghei, possibly meaning
"sergeant."
SERGIUS:
Roman Latin family name, possibly sharing the same etymology as
"sergeant." Originally, a sergeant was a military servant
whose duty it was to enforce judgments of a tribunal.
SERGIUSZ:
Polish form of Greek Sergios, possibly meaning "sergeant."
SEWARD:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a Middle English
form of Anglo-Saxon Siweard, meaning "sea
guard."
SHERMAN:
English occupational surname transferred to forename
use, composed of the Old English elements sceara "shears"
and mann "man," hence "shears-man."
SIEGWARD:
Old High German name composed of the elements sige
"victory" and wart "guard," hence "victory
guard."
SIEUWERD:
Dutch form of Old High German Siegward, meaning "victory
guard."
SIGEWEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements sige
"victory" and weard "guard, protector," hence
"victory guard."
SIGURD:
Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Sigurðr, meaning "victory
guard." In Norse legend, this is the name of a hero of the Volsungasaga.
SIGURÐR:
Variant form of Old Norse Sigvarðr,
meaning "victory guard."
SIGVARD:
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Sigvarðr,
meaning "victory guard."
SIGVARÐR:
Old Norse equivalent of Old High German Siegward, composed of the elements sigr "victory" and varðr
"guard," hence "victory
guard."
SIÔR: Welsh form of
Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SIÔRS:
Welsh form
of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SIORUS:
Welsh form
of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SIORYS:
Variant spelling of Welsh Siorus, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
SIWARD:
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Siweard, meaning
"sea-guard."
SIWEARD:
Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements
se "sea" and weard "guard, protect," hence
"sea-guard."
SJOERD:
Frisian form of Old High German Siegward, meaning "victory
guard."
SJORS:
Pet form of Dutch Jurgen or Jurriaan,
meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
SJURD:
Norwegian form of Old Norse Sigurðr, meaning
"victory guard."
SPENCER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"dispenser (of provisions)."
STEW:
Short form of English Stewart, meaning "steward."
STEWART:
English occupational surname transferred
to forename use, derived from Old English stigweard, composed of the elements stig
"house" and weard "guard," meaning "house
guard; steward."
TAITLE:
Etruscan form of Latin Daedalus,
meaning "cunning worker."
TANNER:
English occupational surname transferred to
unisex forename use, derived from the Middle English word tanner, possibly
from a Celtic word for "oak," a wood used in tanning, hence
"tanner of skins."
TAYLER:
Variant spelling of
English unisex Taylor, meaning "cutter of
cloth, tailor."
TAYLOR:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning
"cutter of cloth, tailor."
TEMPLE:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, denoting
someone who was employed at one of the houses called "temples,"
maintained by the Knights Templar.
THEOPHYLACT:
Short form of Latin Theophylactus, meaning
"God-guard."
THEOPHYLACTUS: Latin form of Greek
Theophylaktos, meaning "God-guard."
THEOPHYLAKTOS
(Θεοφύλακτος):
Ancient Greek name composed of the elements theos
"god" and phylasso "to guard," hence
"God-guard."
THERAPON
(Θεράπων): Ancient Greek name meaning "servant; worshiper."
THERON
(Θήρων): Greek name meaning "hunter."
TOLTECATL: Nahuatl
unisex name meaning
"artist."
TRANTER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from a name for a "peddler, hawker," who drove a wagon, derived from
the Middle English word traunter, meaning "to convey."
TRAVIS:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from the
Middle English word travis, meaning "crossing," a
derivative of Old French traverser "to cross," a name used for
someone who was a "collector of bridge or road tolls."
TSUTOMU
(努): Japanese name meaning "worker."
TUCKER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"cloth fuller."
TYLAR:
Variant spelling of
English Tyler, meaning "roof-tiler."
TYLER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"roof-tiler."
TYLOR:
Variant spelling of
English Tyler, meaning "roof-tiler."
VANADOUR:
Armenian
name meaning
"host; inn-keeper."
WALKER: English occupational surname transferred to
forename use, derived from Middle English walkere from Old English wealcere ("to walk, tread"),
hence "cloth fuller." Compare with another form of Walker.
WAYNE: English occupational
surname transferred to forename use, meaning "cartwright;
wagon-maker."
WEAVER:
English occupational surname
transferred to forename use, from Middle English weven, meaning
"to weave," hence "weaver." Compare with another
form of Weaver.
WEBSTER: English
occupational surname transferred to forename use, from early Middle English webber,
meaning
"weaver."
WRIGHT: English occupational
surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta,
meaning "craftsman."
XURXO:
Galician-Portuguese form of Latin Georgius,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YEGOR
(Егор): Russian form of Greek
Georgios, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
YIORGOS
(Γιώργος):
Modern form of Greek Georgios,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YORGOS
(Γώργος):
Contracted form of Greek Yiorgos, meaning "earth-worker,
farmer."
YORICK:
Shakespeare character name, probably meant to be a variant form of Danish Jorck, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
YRIAN:
Norwegian and Swedish form of Low German Jurian,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YRJAN:
Variant spelling of Norwegian/Swedish Yrian,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YRJÄNÄ:
Variant form of Finnish Yrjö, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YRJÖ: Finnish form of
Norwegian/Swedish Yrjan,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YRKKI:
Pet form of Finnish Jorkki,
meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
YURI: Variant
spelling of Russian Yuriy, meaning "earth-worker,
farmer."
YURIY
(Юрий): Russian
form of Greek Georgios, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
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