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Garman

Garman proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Garman (plural Garmans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Garman

pluralGarmans

Origin of Garman

* As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin (“son of Gormán”) and Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”); see Gorman. Also compare Garmon. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”). * Also as an English surname, from gore (“triangular piece of land”) + man. Compare Gore. * As a German surname, Americanized from Garmann, Gärmann, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann. * Also as a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare German.

Questions about Garman

What does Garman mean?
Garman means a surname.
What part of speech is Garman?
Garman is a proper noun.

Words near Garman in the dictionary

  1. Garlow
  2. Garlows
  3. GARM
  4. Garmaise
  5. Garmaises
  6. Garman
  7. Garmans
  8. Garmany
  9. Garmanys
  10. Garmendia
  11. Garmendias

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