Norman (name)

Norman is a masculine first name and family name or.

Origin and Meaning

Norman comes from the Old High German language and means as much as " the man from the North" ( " Northman "). It also occurs as a surname.

In the version standards, the name comes from the Old English and evolved from " north men", which has the same meaning as in English (though in the plural).

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Norman Angell, British author and journalist (1874-1967)
  • Norman Bates, fictional novel and movie character
  • Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett, Deputy Judge at the Nuremberg Trials ( 1883-1962 )
  • Norman Birnbaum, American sociologist ( b. 1926 )
  • Norman Bordin, German politician ( b. 1976 )
  • Norman Ernest Borlaug, American agricultural scientist (1914-2009)
  • Norman Cantor, historian (1929-2004)
  • Norman Cook, British musician ( b. 1963 )
  • Norman Davies, British historian ( b. 1939 )
  • Norman Dello Joio, American composer (1913-2008)
  • Norman Foster, the British architect and designer ( b. 1935 )
  • Norman Geschwind, American neurologist (1926-1984)
  • Norman Gobbi, Swiss politician ( b. 1977 )
  • Norman Thomas Gilroy, Archbishop of Sydney (1896-1977)
  • Norman Jewison, Canadian film director ( b. 1926 )
  • Norman Lausch, German paraglider pilot (1975-2005)
  • Norman Mailer, American writer (1923-2007)
  • Norman Ohler, German writer ( b. 1970 )
  • Norman Paech, German international lawyer, professor and member of the Bundestag ( b. 1938 )
  • Norman Pett, English cartoonist (1891-1960)
  • Norman Foster Ramsey, American physicist and Nobel laureate (1915-2011)
  • Norman Reedus, American actor ( b. 1969 )
  • Norman Rentrop, German publisher, author and investor ( b. 1957 )
  • Norman Rockwell, American painter and illustrator (1894-1978)
  • Norman Schwarzkopf, American general (1934-2012)
  • Norman Scott, American two -star admiral in World War II ( 1889-1942 )
  • Norman Bacon, U.S. American football player (1886-1952)
  • Norman Spinrad, American science fiction author ( b. 1940 )
  • Normann Stadler, German triathlete (* 1973)
  • Norman Taurog, American film director (1899-1981)
  • Norman Tebbit, British Conservative politician ( born 1931 )
  • Norman Thelwell, British cartoonist (1923-2004)
  • Norman Whiteside, Northern Irish footballer ( b. 1965 )
  • Norman Woodlieff, American Old-time musicians (1901-1985)
  • Norman Wooland, British film and stage actor (1910-1989)
  • Standards Odenthal, German journalist and television presenter ( b. 1972 )

Family name

A

  • Åke Norman (born 1962 ), Swedish ski jumper and ski coach
  • Alfred Merle Norman (1831-1918), British zoologist
  • Andrew Norman ( born 1980 ), English snooker player

B

C

D

  • David B. Norman ( born 1952 ), British paleontologist
  • Diana Norman ( Ariana Franklin, born 1948 ), British writer and biographer
  • Dick Norman (born 1971 ), Belgian tennis player
  • Donald Norman ( born 1935 ), American cognitive scientist

E

  • Egerton Herbert Norman (1909-1957), Canadian diplomat and Japanese studies
  • Fred B. Norman (1882-1947), American politician

F

  • Francis Norman (* 1988), German Viola-/Violinenspieler

G

  • Gene Norman (* 1922), American jazz producer
  • Greg Norman ( born 1955 ), Australian golfer

B

  • Hal John Norman (1911-2011), American actor, presenter and radio speaker
  • Harold Norman (1911-2011), American actor
  • Henry Norman (1826-1904), British field marshal and governor
  • Herman Cameron Norman (1872-1955), British diplomat

J

  • Jerry Norman (1936-2012), American sinologist
  • Jessye Norman ( born 1945 ), American singer (soprano )
  • John Norman ( born 1941 ), American writer and philosopher
  • John Richardson Norman (1899-1944), American zoologist
  • John Roxborough Norman (1898-1944), British zoologist

L

  • Larry Norman (1947-2008), American singer and composer
  • Loulie Jean Norman (1913-2005), American singer (soprano )
  • Ludvig Norman (1831-1885), Swedish musician and composer
  • Ludwig Norman Neruda (1864-1898), English mountaineer, painter

M

P

  • Peter Norman (1942-2006), Australian athlete
  • Peter Norman ( economist ) (born 1958 ), Swedish politician and economist

R

  • Robert Norman (16th century), English sailor, compass manufacturers and scientists
  • Roger Norman (1908-2000), German editor and film director
  • Ross Norman ( born 1959 ), New Zealand squash player
  • Russel Norman (born 1967 ), New Zealand politician and environmentalist

S

  • Samuel Hinga Norman (1940-2007), leader of the Mende tribe and leader of the Kamajors in Sierra Leone

V

  • Victor Norman ( born 1946 ), Norwegian politician and economist
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