What does Norman mean?

Norman ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced NOR-mahn. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Norman is "northerner". The name was used in England even before the Norman conquest, and may have referred to a person from Norway or some other region north of Britain. The Normans who conquered England in 1066 were originally from Scandinavia, but had stopped for about a century to conquer and settle in Northern France, the region known as Normandy, before moving across the English Channel to attack Britain from the south. After medieval use and later neglect, the name was strongly revived in the 19th century. Authors Norman Mailer, Norman Vincent Peale; artist Norman Rockwell; TV producer Norman Lear; American General Norman Schwarzkopf.

STARTS/ENDS WITH No-, -man

ASSOCIATED WITH norman, conquest (victory), scandinavia, medieval, 19th century

Variations

VARIANTS Norm, Normand▼, Normando, Normen, Normie

FEMININE FORMS Nora, Norma, Normandie

How popular is Norman?

Norman is a very popular first name for males (#113 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#461 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Arman, Carman, Colman, Cormac, Corwan, Doran, Dorian▲, Dorran, Erman, Furman, Garman, German, Goran, Gordan, Gorman, Harman, Herman▼, Hofman, Holman, Jarman, Jerman, Joran, Jordan▼, Jorgan, Jorian, Karman, Loman, Loran, Lorcan, Lowman, Morgan▼, Naaman, Naman, Neuman, Newman, Nolan▲, Nollan, Norton, Norval, Norvin, Norvyn, Norwin, Norwyn, Orman, Rodman, Roman▲, Toran, Torean, Torran and Youman. These names tend to be less commonly used than Norman.