Chevin

[mol]

Where did this term for chub come from? I seem to be seeing it more and more recently, it's almost like it's a fashionable term to use for those in the know.

To me it looks like an anglicised spelling of the French name chevesne, which when spoken does sound similar to how chevin would be prounced in English. Chevesne is French name for chub.

 

[sam vimes]

Taylor & Francis Online :: Chevin, Chavender and Chub - Studia Neophilologica - Volume 38, Issue 1

 

[Paul Boote]

Pre-9th Century French - Surname Database: Chevin Last Name Origin

 

[pellethead15]

they are so common in these parts we call them Chavin.

 

[chavender]

what a stupid name to call things ,i mean chavender it sounds so pompus

 

[904_cannon]

A good tittle for a book

 

[chav professor]

One of the best John!!!!!

 

[dezza]

"Ah good fcholar, 'tis a loggerheaded chavender thou haft annexed. What a fhame, we will give it to good Maudlin the milkmaid and honeft Coriden the fhepherd; alaf they are only peafants."

 

[beerweasel]

I prefer the German nickname of "Dummkopf" (blockhead), I don't know any other countries names.

 

[chub_on_the_block]

I prefer the German nickname of "Dummkopf" (blockhead), I don't know any other countries names.

The Germans have obviously recognised that chub are suckers for the block-end feeder tactic.