Given name & surname

Edelman

“nobleman”

Edelman is a surname from German.

Original GermanEdelmann

Meaning & origin

What it means

Edelman goes back to German Edelmann, meaning “nobleman.”

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Where it comes from

Edelman comes from German.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From German Edelmann (“nobleman”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Edelman’s family of names

In English usage, Edelman as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with EDELMANN. In English usage, Edelman as a surname was borrowed from the German form EDELMANN.

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The ring: across languages.

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