# Gorman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,282

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.
2. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
3. A census-designated place in Garrett County, Maryland, United States.
4. A census-designated place in Durham County, North Carolina, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Potter County, South Dakota, United States.
6. A city in Eastland County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gorm (“dark blue; noble”). Compare O'Gorman.

## Easily confused with
- **gran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-gran)
- **groan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-groan)
- **Govan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-govan)
- **gunman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-gunman)
- **Guzman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-guzman)
- **Golan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/golan-vs-gorman)
- **German** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/german-vs-gorman)
- **Gordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gordon-vs-gorman)
- **Gaiman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaiman-vs-gorman)
- **gorgon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorgon-vs-gorman)
- **Germany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germany-vs-gorman)
- **Germans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germans-vs-gorman)
- **goodman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goodman-vs-gorman)
- **Goldman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goldman-vs-gorman)
- **Germain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germain-vs-gorman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggorman`, `gomran`, `goramn`, `gormann`, `gormman`, `gormna`, `gorrman`, `groman`, `ogrman`

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