Meaning and Origin
What does the name Norman mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Ohio, U.S., the name Norman means "North Man".
- According to a user from Minnesota, U.S., the name Norman means "Man From The North".
- A user from Florida, U.S. says the name Norman is of American origin and means "From the north".
- A user from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Norman means "Viking".
- A user from Egypt says the name Norman is of Norwegian origin and means "A farmer".
- A user from Indonesia says the name Norman means "Really".
Etymology: F. normand
Etymology: F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse
- An inhabitant of Normandy
- Australian golfer (born in 1955)
- United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
- Of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans ("the Norman Invasion in 1066")
- Of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy ("Norman beaches")
From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant. It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.
- The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).
- A surname, for someone from Normandy, or for a Viking (Northman).
- A male given name from Old English used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.
- A city, the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States
- A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.
- A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
- (rare) A Northman.
Norman was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano, Czech, Middle English, Old French, Old Occitan, and Serbo-Croatian