Given name & surname

Naiman

Naiman is a surname from Yiddish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Naiman comes from Yiddish.

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Naiman’s family of names

In English usage, Naiman as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Neumann.

Walk Naiman’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Naiman, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

German

Altman

“one who is prudent; an old man”

No U.S. birth series

88% boys · 12% girls

Yiddish

Grynszpan

Grynszpan is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Yiddish. It is used in English, French, and Polish.

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Yiddish

Shafran

Shafran is a surname from Yiddish.

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71% boys · 29% girls

Yiddish

Greenspan

“green branch, green bridle”

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Yiddish

Fingerman

“finger, toe”

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Yiddish

Perelman

Perelman is a surname from Yiddish.

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Yiddish

Zalkin

Zalkin is a surname from Yiddish.

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French

Bassin

“small basin”

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Sibling ideas

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