Given name & surname · also German

Birman

Birman is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Original GermanBiermann

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Birman comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Birman as a surname developed from BIERMAN. In English usage, Birman as a surname developed from BIERMANN.

Birman’s family of names

In English usage, Birman as a surname developed from the Dutch form BIERMAN. In English usage, Birman as a surname has a related form in BIERMANN. In English usage, Birman as a surname has a related form in BIERMAN.

Walk Birman’s family in the name graph

BirmanΜπήρμανΜπίρμανBiermannBiermanမြန်မာ

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Birman has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.

DutchGreek

Dutchwhere Birman comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Sibling ideas

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