1: English: perhaps from Middle English gage gauge ‘fixed measure’ (Old French gauge) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for an assayer an official who was in charge of checking weights [...]
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Le Publicateur : journal consacré à toutes sortes d'insertions quotidiennes - 1838/08/19 (N606)
What is the origin of the name Gage?
1: English: perhaps from Middle English gage gauge ‘fixed measure’ (Old French gauge) probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for an assayer an official who was in charge of checking weights [...]