1: English: occupational name from Middle English day(e) dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. [...]
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What is the origin of the name Day?
1: English: occupational name from Middle English day(e) dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. [...]