Karman

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginDutch Karman ← German Karmann ← Hungarian Kármán →
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Meanings

proper nounKarman (countable and uncountable, plural Karmans)

plural Karmans

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Kerman, Iran.

Origin

  1. Russianкарман“pocket”
  2. HungarianKármán
  3. GermanKarmann
  4. DutchKarman
  5. EnglishKarman

Various origins: * Borrowed from Dutch Karman, an occupational surname for a carter. * A variant of German Karmann, which shares the same origin of the Dutch surname. * Borrowed from Hungarian Kármán, an ethnic name for the Turkish people of the Karaman Province. * A Jewish surname from Russian карман (karman, “pocket”), probably a metonymic occupational surname.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

KamranMarkanRamkanMakran
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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