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 [ 2 syll. nor-man, no-rm-an ] The boy name Norman is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is NAORMahN KEY. Norman is largely used in the English, German, and Scottish languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name's meaning is Northman, Norseman, Norman, Viking, northerner. Two-element name from the elements 'nord' meaning north ; 'man'. Nordman (Germanic) is an older form of Norman. The first name is generally derived from 'Northman' in reference to the Vikings in the area from modern-day Normandy who conquered England in the 11th century; they were commonly known as the Normans after the Conquest. The invading Normans were originally Scandinavian settlers from France, but the name Norman was already in use in England prior to the Conquest as a byname for Scandinavian settlers in England. The use of the name became more widespread after the Conquest. It fell into decline by the 14th century before seeing a revival in the 18th century. The appearance of the fictional character Norman May in C. M. Yonge's novel 'The Daisy Chain' (1856) further popularized the name. In Scotland, the name is popular among the Clan McLeod, and it is also taken as the Anglicized version of Tormod; this usage was similarly introduced by Norse conquerors to Gaelic speakers. The name Normina (English and Scottish) is the female equivalent of Norman. Normand (English), Normy (English), and Tormod (Scandinavian and Scottish) are variants of Norman. Other forms of Norman include the short form Norm (English), the pet forms Normie (English) and Norrie (Scottish), and the variant spelling Normann (English and German). See also the related forms, Norris (English) and Norma (English, German, Hungarian, and Italian). Norman is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1931, 0.507% of baby boys were given the name Norman. It ranked at #36 then. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is now of very modest use. Within all boy names in its group, Norman was nonetheless the most popular in 2008. In the past century Norman has mostly been a boy name. In 1929, the name Norman was given to 97 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Norman include Normann (English and German), Narain, Naren (Indian), Neron (French, Slavic, and Spanish), Nerone (Italian), Normie (English), Normy (English), Nerino (Italian), Niram (Hebrew), Norm (English), Nuren (Arabic), and Narayana (Indian). Details of famous persons named Norman: KEY: Pronunciation for Norman: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
