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Perelman

Perelman proper noun: a surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun

Perelman (plural Perelmans)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.
  2. A transliteration of the Russian surname Перельман (Perelʹman).
    • Grigori Perelman, b. 1966

Forms of Perelman

pluralPerelmans

Origin of Perelman

Variant of Perlman.

Questions about Perelman

What does Perelman mean?
Perelman means a surname from Yiddish.
What part of speech is Perelman?
Perelman is a proper noun.

Words near Perelman in the dictionary

  1. Perekop
  2. perekovka
  3. Perella
  4. Perellas
  5. perelles
  6. Perelman
  7. Perelmans
  8. perempt
  9. perempted
  10. perempting
  11. peremption

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