A surname of Scottish origin, famously borne by anthropologist James George Frazer, author of 'The Golden Bough.'
From Scottish fraise meaning 'strawberry flowers' or possibly from Norman French frasière. Originally may have denoted someone who lived near strawberry plants or sold strawberries.
It's wonderfully ironic that a name possibly meaning 'strawberry flowers' belonged to Frazer, who wrote about ancient fertility rituals and seasonal cycles - connecting him etymologically to the very agricultural symbolism he studied.
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