The mader Surname
mader Name Meaning and History
- English: metonymic occupational name for a dyer or seller of dye, from Middle English mad(d)er ‘madder’ (Old English mædere), a pink to red dye obtained from the roots of the madder plant.
- German and Dutch (Mader, Mäder): occupational name for a reaper or mower, Middle High German mader, mæder, Middle Dutch mader.
- French (southwestern and southeastern): metonymic occupational name for a carpenter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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