First Known Use: 13th century
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Norman
noun Nor·man \ˈnȯr-mən\
Definition of NORMAN
1
: a native or inhabitant of Normandy: a : one of the Scandinavian conquerors of Normandy in the 10th century b : one of the Norman-French conquerors of England in 1066
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Origin of NORMAN
Middle English, from Anglo-French Normant, from Old Norse Northmann-, Northmathr Norseman, from northr north + mann-, mathr man; akin to Old English north north and to Old English man man
Norman
biographical name Nor·man \ˈnȯr-mən\
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geographical name Nor·man \ˈnȯr-mən\
NORMAN Defined for Kids
Norman
noun Nor·man \ˈnȯr-mən\
Definition of NORMAN for Kids
1
: one of the Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the tenth century
2
: one of the people of mixed Norman and French ancestry who conquered England in 1066
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