The prentice Surname
prentice Name Meaning and History
Scottish and English: from a reduced form of Middle English, Old
French aprentis ‘apprentice’ (from Old French aprendre
‘to learn’, ‘to understand’, Latin appre(he)ndere ‘to
understand, grasp’), denoting someone learning a craft or trade, but
probably originating as a nickname in the case of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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