- caird
- noun Etymology: Scottish Gaelic ceard craftsman; akin to Greek kerdos profit Date: 1663 Scottish a traveling tinker; also tramp, gypsy
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Caird — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edward Caird (1835–1908), britischer Philosoph und Theologe Eliza Sophie Caird, siehe Eliza Doolittle (* 1988), britische Singer Songwriterin John Caird (1820–1898), schottischer Geistlicher und Philosoph… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Caird — Caird, n. [Ir. ceard a tinker.] A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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caird — [kerd, kārd] n. [< Gael ceard, a tinker < IE base * kerd , skillful, clever > Gr kerdos, profit, L cerdo, handicraftsman, ON horskr, wise] Scot. a wandering tinker, vagrant, gypsy, etc … English World dictionary
Caird — This interesting surname is derived from the Gaelic ceard , meaning a craftsman, an artist mechanic, and later a travelling tinker. In an ancient Irish manuscript, Cerdd is glossed by Latin aerarius , which means worker in brass . Many of the… … Surnames reference
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Caird, Edward — ▪ British philosopher born March 23, 1835, Greenock, Renfrew, Scot. died Nov. 1, 1908, Oxford, Eng. philosopher and leader in Britain of the Neo Hegelian school. After studies in Scotland and at Oxford, Caird served as a tutor at Merton… … Universalium
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