Given name & surname
Teman
“man from the south”
Teman is a variant of Temani. One Hebrew interpretation is “man from the south.”
Original Hebrewתימן
Meaning & origin
What it means
Teman is a variant of Temani. One Hebrew interpretation is “man from the south.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Teman is a variant of Temani. An origin associated with Temani is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew root ymn (ימן).
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Teman appears in Genesis 36:11, Genesis 36:15, Genesis 36:42 and 8 other passages.
- Genesis 36:11
- Genesis 36:15
- Genesis 36:42
- Jeremiah 49:7
- Jeremiah 49:20
- Ezekiel 25:13
- Amos 1:12
- Obadiah 1:9
- Habakkuk 3:3
- Genesis 36:34
- Job 2:11
From biblical name research
Teman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 246 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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