Goldman Sachs is such a stupid name. Imagine working at Compman Uters or Shrimpman Friedrice.

[fool@discuss.tchncs.de]

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[lurch@sh.itjust.works]

Many surnames were introduced by profession.

[tragicnotcute@lemmy.world]

I mean, it’s their names.

In 1869, Goldman Sachs was founded by Marcus Goldman in New York City in a one-room basement office next to a coal chute. In 1882, Goldman's son-in-law Samuel Sachs joined the firm.

[xylogx@lemmy.world]

I once had a coworker named Fanny Weiner.

[givesomefucks@lemmy.world]

Goldman for "son of gold".

And Sachs as the same Germanic root of "Saxon" one of the groups who conquered England.

Two insanely wealthy old money names.

When they say "started next to a coal chute" it makes it sound like it was a small business...

But Goldman was insanely wealthy and his first investments were "IOUs".

It was basically a loan racket, the "office" was where the poor people who needed high interest loans because a bank wouldn't loan.

They "started from the bottom" as much as Drake did when he went into rapping.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

Being their real names doesn't keep it from sounding like a joke name.

[albbi@lemmy.ca]

Drake raps? I thought he just gets bored and starts mumbling and someone records it and puts it to music.

[woop_woop@lemmy.world]

Son of gold would be "goldson". "Goldman" would be a moniker for someone who worked with gold (miner, jeweler, gilder) or possessed/wore a lot of it.

[periodicallypedantic@lemmy.ca]

That doesn't really make it any less crazy.

Imagine working at a smithy called Smiths run by Joe Smith, who is a Smith. That's at least as wild.

[ryathal@sh.itjust.works]

That's actually the origin of several last names like Smith. Carpenter, Miller, Cooper, waller, Fisher, Chandler, Carter, black, and barker are believed to have originated from professions.

[ryathal@sh.itjust.works]

I had a professor who went by Bill, because he was a William Williamson.

[periodicallypedantic@lemmy.ca]

I'm aware, that's pretty common knowledge.
But as I said, it make it no less silly

[meekah@lemmy.world]

Please actually do. Somehow I feel like it would be a delight to read. I guess I just like dry humor