About Pergament
The surname Pergament is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin and is derived from the Yiddish word "pergament," meaning parchment. It is a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked as a parchment maker or seller. Parchment was a valuable material used for writing and bookbinding in medieval times, and individuals with the surname Pergament likely had a connection to this trade.
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Here's how to represent Pergament in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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