# Hyman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,531

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic].

## Etymology
Anglicisation of Hyam, from Hebrew חַיִּים (ḥayím, “life”).

## Easily confused with
- **hymn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hyman-vs-hymn)
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hyman-vs-hyun)
- **hymen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hyman-vs-hymen)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/han-vs-hyman)
- **hwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hwan-vs-hyman)
- **Hama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hyman)
- **Huma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huma-vs-hyman)
- **HMAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hmas-vs-hyman)
- **Haan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haan-vs-hyman)
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/human-vs-hyman)
- **Hamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamas-vs-hyman)
- **hogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hogan-vs-hyman)
- **Hasan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hasan-vs-hyman)
- **Hagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hagan-vs-hyman)
- **Hunan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hunan-vs-hyman)
- **Horan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/horan-vs-hyman)
- **Hamad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamad-vs-hyman)
- **Henan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henan-vs-hyman)
- **Herman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hyman)
- **humane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/humane-vs-hyman)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hhyman`, `hmyan`, `hyamn`, `hymann`, `hymman`, `hymna`, `hyyman`, `yhman`

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