Meanings
plural Hoffmans
- countableuncountableA surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
The lower portion of the Los Lagos Trail is well used (but illegally) by bikes coming from the Hoffman Property nonsystem trails, which go on to ride on the Pioneer Express Trail.
2023 January 20, “Folsom Lake State Recreation Area & Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park Road & Trail Management Plan”, in California State Parks, Appendices, page 1321 more example
Graphs with diameter d and girth 2d#43;1 are known as Moore graphs. They were introduced by Hoffman and Singleton in a paper that can be viewed as one of the prime sources of algebraic graph theory.
2013, Chris Godsil, Gordon F. Royle, Algebraic Graph Theory, Springer, page 77 - A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA village in Clinton County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- countableuncountableA town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
- countableuncountableA town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableA settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Origin
- GermanHoffmann
- EnglishHoffman
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.
More words from German
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Chinese Mandarin 霍夫曼
- 霍夫曼 (Huòfūmàn)surname Hoffman
Hebrew הופמן
- הופמן (Hofman)surname Hoffman
Russian Хо́ффман, Го́ффман
- Хо́ффман (Xóffman)surname Hoffman
- Го́ффман (Góffman)surname Hoffman
Yiddish האָפֿמאַן
- האָפֿמאַן (hofman)surname Hoffman
Cite this entry
Hoffman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoffman
“Hoffman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoffman. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoffman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoffman.
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