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Gorman

Gorman proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Gorman (countable and uncountable, plural Gormans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
    • Evacuation warnings were issued for areas around Hungry Valley, Paradise Ranch, Gorman and the Pyramid Lake RV Park.2025 August 14, Grace Toohey and Clara Harter, “Hawk fire grows to 400 acres in Acton as crews begin to get a handle on King fire near Gorman”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 18...
  3. A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
  4. A census-designated place in Durham County, North Carolina, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Potter County, South Dakota, United States.
  6. A city in Eastland County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Gorman

pluralGormans

Origin of Gorman

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare O'Gorman.

Words formed from Gorman

Questions about Gorman

What does Gorman mean?
Gorman means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Gorman?
Gorman is a proper noun.

Words near Gorman in the dictionary

  1. Gorlin's syndromes
  2. Gorlois
  3. Gorlovka
  4. gorls
  5. gorm
  6. Gorman
  7. gormand
  8. Gormandale
  9. gormander
  10. gormanders
  11. gormandise

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