German (Hösler): occupational name for a maker of
hose (garments for the legs), from Middle High German hose (see
Hose 3) + the agent suffix -r.German
(Hösler): habitational name for someone from Hösel near
Düsseldorf.English: occupational name for a fowler, a
variant of Osler, or for an innkeeper, a reduced form of
Ostler. In both cases, the initial H- is inorganic.
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