Etymograph

English

Kidman

From kid + -man, an occupational surname for a goatherd or someone in charge of young livestock.

Formed from kid + -man

Proto-Germanic *kidją ‘goatling’

Old Norse kið ‘young goat’

Middle English kide ‘kid’

English kid

Today it means

name A surname originating as an occupation.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Kidman