# Newman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnjuːmən/ · frequency rank #9,216

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
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10. A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, in the north of Western Australia, originally named Mount Newman after a local mountain.

## Etymology
From new + man: a "newcomer".

## Easily confused with
- **Norman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newman-vs-norman)
- **newton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newman-vs-newton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enwman`, `nemwan`, `newamn`, `newmann`, `newmman`, `newmna`, `newwman`, `nnewman`, `nweman`

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