Meanings
alternative Friedmann · alternative Freedman
- 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
- GermanFried“peace”
- GermanFriedmann
- EnglishFriedman
Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (“peace”) + Mann (“man”).
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Chinese Mandarin 弗里德曼
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German Friedmann
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Polish Friedman
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Cite this entry
Friedman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman
“Friedman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Friedman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Friedman.
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