A Survey of English Bynames: Corker

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

Corker
"A derivative of ME cork 'a purple or red dye-stuff', one who sells purple dye; or synonymous with (William) le Corklittster 1279 MESO(Y), a dyer of cloth with 'cork'." (Reaney & Wilson, p. 110 s.n. Corker) It is worth noting that Bardsley (p. 204 s.n. Corker) gives the meaning of this name as "'the calker,' one who calked tubs." However, Bardsley lists no examples of this name before 1549 and shows now examples of the consonant shift which would support corker for calker.

Name			Additional Description	Date	Source
Adam, Geoffrey	le	Corker		1297	Reaney & Wilson (p. 110 s.n. Corker)

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