Cordonnier is a French-language

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

literally meaning "

shoemaker Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or '' cordwainers'' (sometimes misidentified as cobblers, who repair shoes rather than make them). In the 18th cen ...

" (or, less accurately, "

cobbler Cobbler(s) may refer to: *A person who repairs shoes * Cobbler (food), a type of pie Places * The Cobbler, a mountain located near the head of Loch Long in Scotland * Mount Cobbler, Australia Art, entertainment and media * ''The Cobbler' ...

"). From Old Fr. cordouanier (cordonnier), a

cordwainer A cordwainer () is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes. This usage distinction is ...

, a worker in Cuir de Cordoue ("Cordovan leather"),The Project Gutenberg eBook, ''The Romance of Names'', by Ernest Weekley
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Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

" The surname may refer to: *

Alphonse-Amédée Cordonnier Alphonse-Amédée Cordonnier (1848–1930) was a French sculptor. Born in La Madeleine, Nord, Cordonnier was educated in nearby Lille, then in Paris, then in Rome, on a scholarship funded by the foundation of Jean-Baptiste Wicar. Cordonnier wo ...

(1848–1930), French sculptor * Antoine Cordonnier (1892–1918), French fighter pilot * Eugène Cordonnier (1892–1967), French gymnast * Julien Cordonnier (born 1980), French footballer *

Louis Marie Cordonnier Louis Marie Cordonnier (July 7, 1854, Haubourdin, Nord (French department), Nord – 1940) was a French architecture, French architect, born in Haubourdin and associated principally with Lille and the French Flanders region. He was influenced b ...

(1854–1940), French architect * Victor Cordonnier (1858–1936), French Army general

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