Surname · also Middle English
Bodman
“messenger”
Bodman is a surname from Middle English (ultimately German).
Original GermanBodmann
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bodman goes back to Middle English bode, meaning “messenger.”
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Where it comes from
Bodman comes from Middle English, and ultimately from German.
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How it developed
From Middle English bode (“messenger”), from German Bodmann.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bodman’s family of names
In English usage, Bodman as a surname has a related form in BODEMANN. In English usage, Bodman as a surname was borrowed from the German form Bodmann.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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