The nyman Surname
nyman Name Meaning and History
- Danish and Swedish: nickname for a newcomer to a place, from Scandinavian ny ‘new’ + man ‘man’. The Swedish name may also be of ornamental origin.
- Jewish: American spelling variant of Naiman ‘newcomer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 30 - Messages: 116
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Nymans from Northern Michigan | Erika Nyman | 6 |
| Nyman Family of Hoganas, Molmohus, Sweden | Eileene Joyce Blevins | 18 |
| Looking for any Nyman history. | John Nyman | 16 |
| Nyman's from Northern Michigan |
 BryanNyman
| 5 |
| Nymann - Mother's Maiden Name is Andersen |
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| Alfred M. Nyman/Newman | Lise' Kirk Ohlson | 3 |
| Nyman ancestries from Vaasa Finland | hp.mogensen | 6 |
| Nyman descendents in the US? |
ezilg
| 3 |
| Looking for relatives in Sweden | Bruce Nyman | 4 |
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