I think what you're looking for is "occupational surname", "occupational byname", "metonymic occupational byname" or "metonymic byname" which are all used on the genealogical websites.
Martha Krieg wrote: > I don't know ... but I have two more candidates: > > My childhood pediatrician, Dr. Hendershot, and a chiropractor's office > in Canton, Ohio, with the placard "Tarzan and Treat" - I always > wondered if it was swinging on the vines that made the Treat-ment > necessary. > > At 10:06 PM -0400 5/1/06, Tamara P Duvall wrote: >> ...for when a person's surname "fits" his work? Say, an accountant >> whose name is Balance? Or a doctor whose name is Bonesetter, a nurse >> whose name is Caring, a lawyer whose name is Spinner and a poet whose >> name is Wordsworth? >> >> I am not asking because of our Persident's new press secretary (Snow. >> But his first name is Tony, not Job <g>); the matter came up >> elsewhere... Replies -- on list or off -- gratefully received. >> -- >> Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/ >> Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland) -- Ruth Try to learn from the mistakes of others. You'll never live long enough to make them all yourself. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
