Newman
proper nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈnjuːmən//
- United States//ˈnumən//
A surname transferred from the nickname.
proper noun
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A surname transferred from the nickname.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Newman.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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A number of places in the United States: A city in Stanislaus County, California.
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A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Douglas County, Illinois.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Kentucky.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stark County, Ohio, named after Newman Creek.
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A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of El Paso, Texas.
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A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Newman Township.
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A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, in the north of Western Australia, originally named Mount Newman after a local mountain.
Etymology
From new + man: a "newcomer".
Newman · A surname transferred from the nickname.
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