Gender: Boy
Meaning: Man from the north or Northman
Origin: Old German/Norse
Popularity: Ranked #1310 in 2024 with 148 babies born.
History: Norman derives from Old High German 'Nordmann,' meaning Northman, reflecting the Viking peoples who settled in northern France and became the Normans. After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the name became widespread in Britain. It was especially popular in the early 20th century.
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Norman? About 1 in 22,490 babies born in 2024 were named Norman, or roughly 0.4 per day in the United States.
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