What's in a name?
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Chapman \Chap"man\, noun; pl. {Chapmen}. [AS. ce['a]pman; ce['a]p trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. k["o]pman, Dan. ki["o]pmand, G. kaufmann.f. {Chap} to cheapen, and see {Cheap}.]

1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller. [Obs.]

The word of life is a quick commodity, and ought not, as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who are unwilling to buy it. --T. Fuller.

2. A peddler; a hawker.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

Chapman

noun

1: United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) [syn: {John Chapman}, {Johnny Appleseed}]

2: archaic term for an itinerant peddler

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

Chapman, KS (city, FIPS 12550) Location: 38.97176 N, 97.02064 W Population (1990): 1264 (524 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67431 Chapman, NE (village, FIPS 8780) Location: 41.02286 N, 98.15965 W Population (1990): 292 (130 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68827 Chapman, PA (borough, FIPS 12656) Location: 40.75918 N, 75.40148 W Population (1990): 254 (92 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Chapman, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 341 Housing Units (2000): 144 Land area (2000): 0.448954 sq. miles (1.162786 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.448954 sq. miles (1.162786 sq. km) FIPS code: 08780 Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 41.022875 N, 98.159990 W ZIP Codes (1990): 68827 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chapman, NE Chapman

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Chapman, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 234 Housing Units (2000): 91 Land area (2000): 0.377379 sq. miles (0.977407 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.009717 sq. miles (0.025167 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.387096 sq. miles (1.002574 sq. km) FIPS code: 12656 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 40.761567 N, 75.404270 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chapman, PA Chapman

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

Chapman, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 1241 Housing Units (2000): 534 Land area (2000): 0.762558 sq. miles (1.975017 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.762558 sq. miles (1.975017 sq. km) FIPS code: 12550 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.971772 N, 97.021791 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67431 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Chapman, KS Chapman

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