Tasman

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/ˈtæzmən/

proper noun

A surname from Dutch.

OriginDutch Tasman ← Middle Dutch man ← Old Dutch man →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Dutch.

    That his Maria should become Mrs. Tasman, he knew very well was a thing not for a moment to be thought of. Whoever won his daughter must have wealth and a patent of nobility.

    1854, Charles Dickens, Household words, Volume 8
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Tasman Sea.
  4. A region and territorial authority in the north of the South Island, New Zealand; in full, Tasman District.
  5. A coastal settlement in Tasman District, New Zealand.
  6. A local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia; in full, Tasman Council.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*taskǭ
  2. Frankish*taska
  3. Proto-West Germanic*taska
  4. Old Dutch*taska
  5. Middle Dutchtassche
  6. Dutchtas
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  8. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  9. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  10. Old Dutchman
  11. Middle Dutchman
  12. Dutchman
  13. DutchTasman
  14. EnglishTasman

Borrowed from Dutch Tasman, from Dutch tas (“purse, pouch”) + man (“person, man”). The places are named after Abel Tasman.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Tasman

jasmine
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Cite this entry
APA

Tasman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasman

MLA

“Tasman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tasman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tasman.

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