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Meaning

The name Coleman has the following meaning:

One who resembles the dove.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Coleman is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 595 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Coleman fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 71 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 812 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Coleman in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Coleman is pronounced as kole-mun

Origins

Coleman originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Coleman and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Coleman: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Milburn, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison, Parker

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Coleman: Calman, Cohlman, Colemann, Colm, Colman, Colmann, Colme, Colombian (French), Columbano (Italian), Kalman (Hungarian), Kholman, Kohlman, Kolemann, Kolm, Kolman, Kolmann, Kolme, Kolombian, Kolumbano

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Coleman are: Cole

Style

We think the name Coleman should fall under the following style category: Last Names.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Coleman to be: Dignified, cultured chap

In one word, you might describe Coleman as a(n) "cultured" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Coleman (or its variants) are:

Coleman Francis Carroll , born on 9 February, a famous religious figure. Coleman Francis Carroll 's background: The first Bishop and later Archbishop of Miami, Florida. He died holding this position on July 26, 1977 at the age of 72.

Coleman Randolph Hawkins, born on 21 November, a famous musician. Coleman Randolph Hawkins's background: A prominent jazz tenor saxophonist.

Coleman Alexander Young, born on 24 May, a famous politician. Coleman Alexander Young's background: A mayor of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan from 1974 to 1993.
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