[Sca-cooks] Welsh names (fwd)

[sjk3 at cornell.edu]

A note of explanation for the attached:  A mystery list I am on has
discussed in the past the books of Rhys Bowen, who writes of a constable
named Evan Evans.  There is also a butcher named Evans in the town, and in
order to keep them straight they are sometimes referred to as
Evans-the-law and Evans-the-meat.  (Apparently this sort of naming trick
is still used in some towns, even when names are not confused.)  Anyway,
the name mentioned sort of seems on topic...

Sandr

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My favorite example of a Welsh name-with-profession is a baker in
Glastonbury. Right above the window of his shop is the rather offputting
legend: "Burns the Bread".