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ArchivesRe: Surname Cuzner
in reply to a message by Renee nee Mee
Some thoughts -
Cozener is an old word that might translate into modern English as "confidence trickster". However, my dictionary only traces this word back to the 16th century, so it might not have been in the vocabulary when surnames were becoming hereditary.
Cuisinier, French for someone who worked in a kitchen.
Paul Reaney suggests that a man described as "cozon" in 1306 was a horse dealer. He also mentions the word cosier as Middle English for a horse dealer. Might Cozoner, later becoming Cuzner, be another version?
Cozener is an old word that might translate into modern English as "confidence trickster". However, my dictionary only traces this word back to the 16th century, so it might not have been in the vocabulary when surnames were becoming hereditary.
Cuisinier, French for someone who worked in a kitchen.
Paul Reaney suggests that a man described as "cozon" in 1306 was a horse dealer. He also mentions the word cosier as Middle English for a horse dealer. Might Cozoner, later becoming Cuzner, be another version?
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