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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I have a friend whose surname is Fletcher. I learned recently that's just an arrow maker. That said I've seen in other regions people are named for what time and location they are born and by gender.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lol true, I knew a guy named Outlaw and unfortunately he looked exactly how you think he would look. Also a guy named reefer and he also looked exactly how you would think.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Apparently my ancestors raised pigs, yay

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is it Swinyard, Swinerd, Hogg, Hogge, Seward, Sweatman, Schweinhardt, Schweiger, Schweinsteige, Dausch, Purcell, or MacUalraig? Apparently there's a lot of surnames for a pig farmer.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A lot including at least one more. And you know I'm not gonna tell, even if you guess it. But you haven't even used the same first letter yet.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

It’s Pigfucker, isn’t it?

[–] Janx@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Just" an arrow maker!? Let's see you make some quality remote stabby-sticks...

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago

Bluetooth stabbers