English Explanatory Dictionary

Newman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A city in Stanislaus County, California.
  5. A minor city in Douglas County, Illinois.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
  8. An unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico.
  9. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, named after Newman Creek.
  10. A neighbourhood of El Paso, Texas.
  11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Newman Township.
  12. A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, in the north of Western Australia, originally named Mount Newman after a local mountain.

Pronunciation

/ˈnjuːmən/ /ˈnumən/

Word forms

Newman

Etymology

From new + man: a "newcomer".

Derived words

Girvan-Newman algorithm Newman-Goldfarb protocol Newmanism Newmanite Newmanize Newman-Kwart rearrangement
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