 Meaning of name Norman
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Meaning  The name Norman has the following meaning: Man from the North.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Norman is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 864 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Norman remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Norman in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Norman is pronounced as nor-mun Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Norman and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Norman: Boys - Antwan, Bridger, Burl, Buster, Butch, Carter, Chalmer, Commodore, Dack, Dainard, Deandre, Draper, Durward, Elder, Ewald, Fisher, Franklin, French, Gauge, Helder, Hurley, Girls - Brooklyn, Luann, Luanne, Maida, Myrle, Tayla, Both genders - Easter, Merrill, Odell, Piper, WhitneyVariants Popular Variants for the name Norman: Normand (English), Normando, Normano, Norme, Normea, Normee, Normen, Normey, Normi, Normin, Normon, Normun, Normy, Normyn, Norrie (Scottish) Style We think the name Norman should fall under the following style category: Classics. See other Classics boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Norman to be: Masculine and powerful chapIn one word, you might describe Norman as a(n) " powerful" person. See other "powerful" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Norman (or its variants) are: Norman Ernest Borlaug, born on 25 March , a famous agronomist. Norman Ernest Borlaug's background: An American agronomist, humanitarian, Nobel laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution. Borlaug is one of five people in history to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Norman Arthur Erbe, born on 25 October, a famous politician. Norman Arthur Erbe's background: The Governor of Iowa from 1961 to 1963 as a member of the United States Republican Party. Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., born on 27 August, a famous physicist. Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr.'s background: An American physicist. A physics professor at Harvard University since 1947, Ramsey also held several posts with such government and international agencies as NATO and the United States Atomic Energy Commission. He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the separated oscillatory field method, which had important applications in the construction of atomic clocks. 
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