The Thieves Guild Dictionary
Brigand: a member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.
Bandit: a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area.
Robber: a person who commits robbery.
Outlaw: a person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.
Ruffian: a violent person, especially one involved in crime.
Desperado: a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.
Marauder: a person who marauds; a raider.
Raider: a person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.
Highwayman: a man, typically on horseback, who held up travellers at gunpoint in order to rob them.
Criminal: a person who has committed a crime.
Thug: a violent person, especially a criminal.
Gangster: a member of a gang of violent criminals.
Pirate: a person who attacks and robs ships at sea.
Freebooter: a pirate or lawless adventurer.
Holdupper: a person who commits a robbery using threats or violence.
Cateran: a warrior or raider from the Scottish Highlands.
Mosstrooper: a person who lived by plundering property in the Scottish Borders.
A few of these designate specific geographical regions. Brigands raided in areas in Mountains and Forests, Pirates targeted ships, Raiders worked a fixed territory.
Cateran were highlanders, while Mosstroopers targeted borderlands in Scotland suggesting they were perhaps English.
Brigand originates in the Italian Brigare (Barku-garku). We know Barku is a kind of boat and Garku? Barkug on the other hand is a family name with germanic origins. If we are looking at Barkug arku, then warriors of the germanic Barkug clan are the origin of Brigands. Bark+ug+arku? Ug is from middle english ugge in turn from old norse uggr relating words meaning fear, dread and the old norse oggn meaning terror, threat, dispute. Suggesting a Bark of terror (boats to be feared).
The idea a single Family could have gotten wealthy off Brigandry through history is fascinating and worth further investigation.
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