"Japang" (or something close to that) which means "sunrise" - i.e. "Land
of the Rising Sun".
That bit of trivia from my Japanese classes three years ago finally came
in handy. Domo arigato, Grame-san.
- Jim
Kevin Graeme wrote:
>That's a cool list!
>
>I guess since I'm a UI guy I could be an artificer.
>
>This one piqued my interest:
>"JAPANNER - one who covers with a hard brilliant coat of any of several
>varnishes"
>
>I wonder which came from which. Did that term influence calling the country
>Japan because they traditionally use heavy laquers, or did the trade name
>come from looking at Japanese laquered woodworks? If my very limited
>understanding of Japanese culture isn't too off, they call the country
>Nippon, not Japan. So I've always wondered where the name "Japan" came from.
>
>-Kevin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 2:24 PM
>Subject: List of arcane jobs
>
>
>
>
>>This is something interesting:
>>
>>http://www.cpcug.org/user/jlacombe/terms.html
>>
>>A list of obsolete and arcane jobs from the past. It's especially
>>interesting to see so many last names (or roots of last names) that
>>exist today from people who recieved surnames based on the jobs or
>>purposes of their ancestors - Chandler, Shoemaker, Freedman, Goldsmith,
>>
>>
>etc.
>
>
>>- Jim
>>
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>
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