Deacon

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname originating as an occupation.

proper noun

1
A surname originating as an occupation.
2
rareA male given name from English.
And like a mirror image in gestures if not in looks, Steward spit fresh Blue Boy while Deek lit a cigar. However disgusted both were, K.D. knew they would not negotiate a solution that would endanger him or the future of Morgan money. His grandfather had named his twins Deacon and Steward for a reason.

Etymology

* English occupational surname for someone working in the household of a deacon. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dicken. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Deocáin, "descendant of Deocán."

Forms

plural: Deacons

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Deacon · A surname originating as an occupation.

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