Last Names Derived from Professions (543 books)

Many of today's last names (including many of the most common last names) derive from the medieval tradition of appending people's trade to their given name (for a fictional example, see Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End"). So let's bring them all together here, those Smiths, Millers, Bakers, Farmers, etc.!

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300	Avenue of Dreams by Lucy Taylor 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
300	The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker 4.14 avg rating — 4,604 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
300	The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (World of Beatrix Potter, #6) by Beatrix Potter 4.17 avg rating — 16,974 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
300	Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr by Linda Porter 4.03 avg rating — 1,617 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	Das steinerne Herz. Historischer Roman aus dem Jahre 1954 nach Christi by Arno Schmidt 3.98 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	Prism by Valerie Taylor 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	Meridian by Alice Walker 3.75 avg rating — 6,541 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	The Voice in the Thunder (Harlequin Romance #1926) by Elizabeth Hunter 3.45 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
305	A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter 4.17 avg rating — 22,464 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
310	Baedeker Spain by Rainer Eisenschmid 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
310	More All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #3) by Sydney Taylor 4.24 avg rating — 6,829 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
310	An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter, #6) by Chris Carter 4.53 avg rating — 18,859 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
310	Freckles (Limberlost, #1) by Gene Stratton-Porter 4.13 avg rating — 12,268 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	Das Buch der Katastrophen by Hermann Harry Schmitz 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	Journey to Fulfillment by Valerie Taylor 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	The Temple of My Familiar by Alice Walker 4.05 avg rating — 14,914 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	Mousekin's Golden House (Mousekin, #1) by Edna Miller 4.55 avg rating — 199 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
314	History of the Dudley Family: With Genealogical Tables, Pedigrees, &c. Volume 1 by Dean Dudley 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
319	A Perry Mason Casebook: The Case Of The Sulky Girl / The Case Of The Careless Kitten / The Case Of The Fiery Fingers by Erle Stanley Gardner 3.91 avg rating — 93 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
319	Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach by Steven Taylor (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
319	Het volk van Abdelkrim: actualiteit en geschiedenis van de Marokkaanse Rif by Sietske de Boer 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
319	Betty Crocker's Cooky Book by Betty Crocker 4.42 avg rating — 3,087 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
319	The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes to Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History by Josh Dean (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 2,175 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
324	Seven Complete Perry Mason Novels - The Case Of: The Foot-Loose Doll / The Glamorous Ghost / The Long-Legged Models / The Lucky Loser / The Screaming Woman / The Terrified Typist / The Waylaid Wolf by Erle Stanley Gardner 4.09 avg rating — 141 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
324	She Looks Just Like You: A Memoir of (Nonbiological Lesbian) Motherhood by Amie Klempnauer Miller 3.67 avg rating — 325 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
324	Our Language by Simeon Potter 3.84 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
324	The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (World of Beatrix Potter, #4) by Beatrix Potter 4.21 avg rating — 17,145 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
324	The Ice King (Russian, #5) by Dinah Dean 4.09 avg rating — 158 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
329	Nennt mich nicht Ismael! (Ishmael, #1) by Michael Gerard Bauer (Goodreads Author) 3.39 avg rating — 2,883 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
329	Hippocrates Cried: The Decline of American Psychiatry by Michael Alan Taylor 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
329	The Queen's Book of Red Cross by A.E.W. Mason (contributor) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
329	Mariner's Compass (Benni Harper, #6) by Earlene Fowler 4.10 avg rating — 2,136 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
329	Tam Lin by Pamela Dean 3.84 avg rating — 5,808 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
334	The Plural Self: Multiplicity in Everyday Life by John Rowan (Editor) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
334	A Private Collection by Sarah Fisher 3.72 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
334	Three by the Sea (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) by Edward Marshall 3.86 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
334	Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival by Dean King (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 12,111 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
338	A Castle of Bone by Penelope Farmer 3.28 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
338	Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters, and Survival by Anderson Cooper 3.98 avg rating — 9,576 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
338	Jip en Janneke: Vijfde boek (Jip en Janneke #5) by Annie M.G. Schmidt 4.06 avg rating — 201 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
338	George and Martha Tons of Fun (George and Martha, 0) by James Marshall 4.20 avg rating — 355 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
338	The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 18,607 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
343	Drachenmeer by Nancy Farmer (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 16,298 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
343	Jip en Janneke: Derde boek (Jip en Janneke #3) by Annie M.G. Schmidt 4.10 avg rating — 206 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
343	Space Case by Edward Marshall 3.84 avg rating — 504 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
343	History of William the Conqueror by Jacob Abbott 3.71 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 51, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	Elektra: Assassin by Frank Miller 3.92 avg rating — 2,995 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout (Pseudonym) 3.75 avg rating — 3,064 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	Therapist in a Box: Emotional Healing (Volume 1, Tapes 1-5) by Anankha K. Chandler 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	Niet met de deuren slaan by Annie M.G. Schmidt 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	Dog on It (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #1) by Spencer Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 25,442 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
347	The Executioner Always Chops Twice: Ghastly Blunders on the Scaffold by Geoffrey Abbott 3.52 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 50, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	The Complete Frank Miller Batman by Frank Miller 4.59 avg rating — 1,316 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	The Summer I Became a Nerd (Nerd, #1) by Leah Rae Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 10,398 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	Breakthrough: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin, and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Thea Cooper 4.15 avg rating — 1,018 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	Veertien uilen by Annie M.G. Schmidt 4.33 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	There's Something in My Attic by Mercer Mayer 4.09 avg rating — 887 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
353	The Island by T.M. Wright 3.01 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 49, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
359	The First Assassin by John J. Miller 3.57 avg rating — 727 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
359	First Lady by Blayne Cooper 4.32 avg rating — 1,074 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
359	Simpele zielen en nog wat by Annie M.G. Schmidt 3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
359	One Last Look (Look trilogy, #3) by Linda Lael Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 983 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
359	Gone to Texas by Don Wright 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 48, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
364	Die Schattenstadt (Kiki Strike #1) by Kirsten Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 6,329 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
364	Madam President by Blayne Cooper 4.16 avg rating — 2,091 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
364	Tussen sawahs en bergen : het leven van de soldaat in de Tijger-brigade by A.M. Brouwer (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
364	Hunting Fear (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit, #7; Fear, #1) by Kay Hooper 4.24 avg rating — 10,129 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
364	Decoding the Bayeux Tapestry: The Secrets of History's Most Famous Embriodery Hidden in Plain Sight by Arthur Colin Wright 3.29 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 47, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
369	Pran of Albania by Elizabeth Cleveland Miller 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
369	The Last Train Home by Blayne Cooper 3.84 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
369	Akbar by P.A.S. van Limburg Brouwer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
369	East of Peculiar (Hannah Garvey Mystery, #1) by Suzann Ledbetter 3.79 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
369	The Empire of the Hittites by William Wright really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 46, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45 by Milton Sanford Mayer 4.10 avg rating — 4,545 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	The Clearing by Dorothy Reynolds Miller 3.87 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	Unbreakable by Blayne Cooper 3.91 avg rating — 321 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	't Jagthuys by Merijn de Boer 3.43 avg rating — 364 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	Never Look Back (Look Trilogy, #2) by Linda Lael Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 1,042 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
374	Dr. Wright's Book of Nutritional Therapy: Real-Life Lessons in Medicine without Drugs by Jonathan V. Wright 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 45, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	A History of Violence by John Wagner 3.51 avg rating — 2,939 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	Kiss Me Quick by Danny Miller 3.81 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	A Paralyzing Fear: The Triumph Over Polio In America by Nina Gilden Seavey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	Kruseman's Nieuwe Detective Omnibus; Noodlottig Alibi ~ Het Raadsel van de Molen ~ Het Rembrandt Mysterie by Ab Visser (editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	Short Straw Bride by Dallas Schulze 3.71 avg rating — 968 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
380	I Am England by Patricia Wright 4.07 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 44, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	Die Verwandlung der Mittelmeerwelt (Fischer Weltgeschichte, #9) by Franz Georg Maier 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	The Ancestor Game by Alex Miller 3.33 avg rating — 172 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	Women and Doctors : a physician's explosive account of women's medical treatment, and mistreatment, in America today and what you can do about it by John M. Smith 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	De zonde in het deftige dorp by Johan de Meester liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	Vanishing Point (Sharon McCone, #23) by Marcia Muller 3.92 avg rating — 1,842 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
386	The Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright 4.22 avg rating — 3,762 ratings score: 43, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	Byzanz (Fischer Weltgeschichte, #13) by Franz Georg Maier 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,907,676 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	Hope Meadows: Real Life Stories of Healing and Caring from an Inspiring Community by Wes Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	Zeven vertellingen by Johan de Meester 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	Henry Explores the Mountains by Mark Taylor 4.50 avg rating — 62 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
392	Within The Fetterlock by Brian Wainwright (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 42, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
398	Aimée & Jaguar: A Love Story, Berlin 1943 by Erica Fischer 4.05 avg rating — 4,459 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
398	Name All the Animals: A Memoir by Alison Smith 3.68 avg rating — 3,290 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
398	Pallieter ~ Pieter Brueghel, zo heb ik uit uw werken geroken ~ Het kindeken Jezus in Vlaanderen ~ De zeer schone uren van juffrouw Symforosa ~ Naar waar de appelsienen groeien ~ Bij de krabbekoker by Felix Timmermans 3.62 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 41, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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543 books · 28 voters · list created July 7th, 2010 by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (votes) .

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message 1: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 07:49AM

FOOTNOTE: Sartoris....."taylor" in Latin.

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message 2: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:02AM

Yes, of course! (What am I missing about Atwood's "Blind Assassin," though?)

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message 3: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:11AM

Meyer, Maier, Mayer?

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message 4: by Bettie (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:12AM

Was Forster a rapist by trade?

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message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 08, 2010 08:21AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:18AM

Forester, perhaps.

Wagner? Muller? Ferber?

(Just found Ferber... Farber=Dyer in german)

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message 6: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jul 08, 2010 08:50AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:43AM

Meier (or in last names, any variant spelling) refers to a poulty farmer in German.

Wagner => wagonner (a wagon driver). Same in German for a wagon, or rather, cart wheel maker, btw.

Müller = German for miller.

Forster = forester (forest keeper); again, virtually the same in German (Förster).

And, yes, Ferber (or actually, Färber) = German for dyer.

Anyone for French names? (Boulanger? Patissier? Boucher?)

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message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:48AM

Thanks T.-A. You learn something new every day!

Färber: can't do the umlaut thing on my keyboard... or accents...

Wiki failed me on these!

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message 8: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:52AM

Yeah, I know -- that used to drive me nuts when I was living in the States! I hated always having to open a Word doc, insert the umlaut as a special symbol and then copy it ...

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 08, 2010 09:01AM

It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?

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message 10: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 08, 2010 09:27AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 09:26AM

Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

I know there is a way, but I cant remember the stupid code numbers...

Themis-Athena wrote: "Yeah, I know -- that used to drive me nuts when I was living in the States! I hated always having to open a Word doc, insert the umlaut as a special symbol and then copy it ..."

...so I've got the ones I use most on my Google side bar, so I just have to copy and paste. No umlaut in Italian, however!

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message 11: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:23AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Yes, of course! (What am I missing about Atwood's "Blind Assassin," though?)"

Well, it's kinda grim, but "assassin" is a profession in the story-within-the-story. They are higherlings, and there are several of them, the blind assassins. And, of course, there are many books about professional assassins, more's the pity. Martin Sheen plays a professional assassin in Apocalypse Now, a film I wish was a book so I could make GR questions about it.

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:24AM

No, but other diacritical marks (à etc.) ...

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message 13: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:24AM

Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?"

Yes, I'm wondering about that as well!

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message 14: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:45AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?"

Yes, I'm wondering about that as well!"

One of my grad school classmates was one Alfred KLEINERKREUTZMAN......What's that about ?

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message 15: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:46AM

Little cross man??!!

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message 16: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:48AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Little cross man??!!"

Yes, he said his grandfather would tell the story of how the name came to be, but if Al ever told ME the story, I forgot it. I'm guessing it was the person who was "kleiner", not the cross.

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message 17: by Valerie (new)

Jul 08, 2010 06:52PM

Don't forget 'cooper', 'chandler', 'baker', etc. Any such list could get really unweildy really fast.

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message 18: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 09, 2010 02:16AM

Do feel free to add books by Coopers, Chandlers, Bakers, etc. ... the more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned! :)

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message 19: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 08:55AM) (new)

Jun 04, 2016 03:23PM

What's a 'James'? (As in Henry James, #10)

'Bakker' is Dutch for baker, by the way. 'Boer' is Dutch for farmer and 'Brouwer' is Dutch for brewer. 'Molenaar' is miller, 'Meester' is (school) master and 'Visser' is fisherman.

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message 20: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 15, 2016 04:06PM

'Kuyper' is the old Dutch form of 'Kuiper' - Cooper in English
'Craemer' is the old Dutch form of 'Kramer' - Peddler/Pedlar in English
'Coster' is the old Dutch form of 'Koster' - Sacristan in English
'Volder' is Dutch for Fuller
'Olyslaegers' is Dutch for a person who crushes plant seeds to get the oil (I don't know the English translation for this)

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 15, 2016 09:10PM) (new)

Jun 15, 2016 08:52PM

Koenraad wrote: "''Olyslaegers' is Dutch for a person who crushes plant seeds to get the oil (I don't know the English translation for this).."

Olyslaegers (Olieslager) = oil-crusher/oil-presser :-)

Coster/Koster is also Sexton. She isn't in the list yet, and I don't have any of her work, otherwise I would have added something by Anne Sexton.

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message 22: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 15, 2016 09:01PM) (new)

Jun 15, 2016 09:01PM

Hayes wrote: "(Just found Ferber... Farber=Dyer in german)"

The Dutch surname 'Verver'/'Verwer' also means 'dyer'.

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message 23: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 16, 2016 03:54AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Olyslaegers (Olieslager) = oil-crusher/oil-presser :-)"

Thanks for the translation - didn't realize it was quite that simple :-)

"Coster/Koster is also Sexton. She isn't in the list yet, and I don't have any of her work, otherwise I would have added something by Anne Sexton."

You can add books that are not on your shelves to a list. Just go to "Add Books To This List" and click on Search where it says "Add books from: My Books or a Search". Then you can look up a title, an ISBN or an author and add books from the results.

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message 24: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 16, 2016 03:57AM

Added Felix Timmermans and Lia Timmermans (father and daughter btw). Dutch for' Carpenter'.

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message 25: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:07AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 08:46AM

Koenraad wrote: "Added Felix Timmermans and Lia Timmermans (father and daughter btw). Dutch for' Carpenter'."

Completely forgot about Felix Timmermans.... I've added an omnibus with his work. Thanks Koenraad.

Added another one too, by the way: Snijders (son of 'Snijder') = cutter

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message 26: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:18AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 09:04AM

Koenraad wrote: "You can add books that are not on your shelves to a list...."

I know I can ;-) but I rarely do. Except for Listopia's used for the seasonal challenges of the Netherlands & Flanders group (in which only titles of books translated into Dutch are mentioned), because if I stuck to the titles on my own shelves for these, I wouldn't have a Listopia to refer to :-)

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message 27: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:16AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 09:14AM

Hayes wrote: "Wagner? Muller? Ferber..."

"Wagner" is German and if I remember correctly it has something or other to do with carts/wagons. So maybe someone who makes carts and wagons. I'm sorry, but it is nearly 40 years ago since I took German classes in high school :-)

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