German French (Nord Pas-de-Calais) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German and Old French brief ‘letter missive’ German Brief hence a metonymic occupational name for a letter carrier or scribe. [...]
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What is the origin of the name Brief?
German French (Nord Pas-de-Calais) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German and Old French brief ‘letter missive’ German Brief hence a metonymic occupational name for a letter carrier or scribe. [...]