Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɑnd/(American English) /ˈbɒnd/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Occupational name for a peasant farmer, from Middle English bonde. A famous bearer is the fictional spy James Bond, created by Ian Flemming in 1953. Categories agriculture, bluegrass musicians, child actors, English nouns, English verbs, fictional characters, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics, pop culture, word names