English Explanatory Dictionary

Garman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Garman Garmans

Etymology

* 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.

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