Gellman

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proper noun

A surname from German.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounGellman (plural Gellmans)

plural Gellmans

  1. A surname from German.

    As Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman showed in his brilliant biography, Cheney deployed his masterful knowledge of policymaking to exert influence at all levels of government.

    2016 July 11, Julian Zelizer, “The vice presidency is no longer a joke”, in CNN

Origin

  1. GermanGellmann
  2. EnglishGellman

Borrowed from German Gellmann.

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APA

Gellman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gellman

MLA

“Gellman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gellman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gellman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gellman.

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