Newman

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UK/ˈnjuːmən/US/ˈnumən/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the nickname.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Newman.”

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Meanings

proper nounNewman (countable and uncountable, plural Newmans)

plural Newmans

  1. countableuncountableA surname transferred from the nickname.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:Newman.

  2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA city in Stanislaus County, California.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Douglas County, Illinois.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, named after Newman Creek.
    7. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of El Paso, Texas.
    8. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Newman Township.
  4. countableuncountableA town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, in the north of Western Australia, originally named Mount Newman after a local mountain.

Origin

From new + man: a "newcomer".

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Translations

Czech Novák
  • Nováksurname meaning "new man"
Danish Nyman
  • Nymansurname meaning "new man"
Dutch Nijman
  • Nijmansurname meaning "new man"
German Neumann
  • Neumannsurname meaning "new man"
Greek Νεανδρος
  • Νεανδρος (Neandros)surname meaning "new man"
Icelandic Nýman
  • Nýmansurname meaning "new man"
Latin Neander
  • Neandersurname meaning "new man"
Norwegian Nyman
  • Nymansurname meaning "new man"
Polish Nowak
  • Nowaksurname meaning "new man"
Russian Нью́ман, Но́виков
  • Нью́ман (Nʹjúman)surname meaning "new man"
  • Но́виков (Nóvikov)surname meaning "new man"
Swedish Nyman
  • Nymansurname meaning "new man"

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Newman

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Sounds the same

numen

Anagrams

WenmanNewnam
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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