English Explanatory Dictionary

Buckman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Buckman Buckmans

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.

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