# Garman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #88,370

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin (“son of Gormán”) and Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”); see Gorman. Also compare Garmon.
* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”).
* Also as an English surname, from gore (“triangular piece of land”) + man. Compare Gore.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Garmann, Gärmann, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann.
* Also as a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare German.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/garman