Clark - meaning of the name
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| Definition: Cleric, clerk, or scholar - one who can read and write.
Also from the Gaelic "Mac a' Chlerich/Cleireach"; son of the cleric
or, sometimes, clerk. During the Middle Ages, the common pronunciation
of -er was -ar, so the man who sold items was the marchant, and the
man who kept the books was the clark. At the time, the primary members
of the literate class were the clergy, which in minor orders were
allow to marry and have families. The term clerk eventually (clark)
came to designate any literate man. |
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