English (southern): metonymic occupational name for a huntsman or perhaps a nickname for an exceptionally skilled huntsman from Middle English chase ‘hunt’ (Old French chasse from chasser ‘to hunt’ Latin captare). [...]
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Michigan history magazine - v. 9, no. 3 (July 1925)
What is the origin of the name Chase?
English (southern): metonymic occupational name for a huntsman or perhaps a nickname for an exceptionally skilled huntsman from Middle English chase ‘hunt’ (Old French chasse from chasser ‘to hunt’ Latin captare). [...]