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What does Sherman mean?
Sherman 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced SHER-man. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Sherman is "shear man". Occupational name for a person who trimmed wool cloth. Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational, war
Variations
VARIANTS Scherman, Schermann, Shearman, Shermann, Shermon
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sherman Sterling (S.S.), ..
How popular is Sherman?
Sherman is a very prominent first name for men (#393 out of 1220, Top 32%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#422 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Sherman reached its highest rank of #193 in the U.S. during the years 1890-1899, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Ahran, Beeman, Chapman, Delman, Denman, Elterman, Erman, Fernan, Garman, Garrman (see Garman), German, Harman, Heiman, Heman, Herman▼, Jarman, Jerman, Kernan, Kieran▲, Lehman, Neuman, Newman, Norman▼, Orman, Phelan, Redman, Salman, Seaman, Sean▼, Servas, Seumas, Shalmon, Shan, Shanan, Shannan, Shayan, Sheehan, Shelden, Sheldin, Sheldon▼, Shem, Sherborn, Sheredan (see Sheridan), Shereef, Sheridan, Sheridon, Sherrard, Sherridan, Sherrod, Sherwen, Sherwin, Sherwind (see Sherwin), Sherwyn, Shimon, Shura, Silberman, Silverman, Siprian, Solaman, Soloman, Steadman, Stedman, Stefan, Stephan▼, Stevan, Suleiman, Suleyman, Tedman, Teman, Teran, Terran, Thorian, Thurman▼, Tiernan and Whitman. These names tend to be less commonly used than Sherman.
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