Friedman

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/ˈfriːdmən/

proper noun

A surname from German.

CommonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Friedmann · alternative Freedman

  1. A surname from German.

    Friedman, another NRx entrepreneur-cum-philosopher backed by Thiel's dollars, leads the Seasteading Institute, an organization busy designing permanent (almost Lovecraftian) cities at seas—seasteads—prefigurative gov-corps outside the territory claimed by democratic governments.

    2019, Roger Burrows, “Urban Futures and The Dark Enlightenment: A Brief Guide for the Perplexed”, in Keith Jacobs, Jeff Malpas, editors, Philosophy and the City: Interdisciplinary and Transcultural Perspectives, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 254

Origin

  1. GermanFried“peace”
  2. GermanFriedmann
  3. EnglishFriedman

Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (“peace”) + Mann (“man”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 弗里德曼
  • 弗里德曼 (Fúlǐdémàn)Translations
German Friedmann
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Polish Friedman
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Cite this entry
APA

Friedman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman

MLA

“Friedman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friedman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman.

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