# Norman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹmən/ · frequency rank #5,716

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of Normandy, France.
2. A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
3. A Northman.

## Etymology
From Middle English Norman, from Old English Norman (a variant of Norþman) and Old French Normant.
It is certain that the word is derived from the base of the Germanic words for north and the Germanic base of the words for man. However, given the frequent movement of Germanic groups especially into and out of Britain in the post-classical world, it is unclear in what tongue it came to be used first. In addition, the generally accepted meaning, a person from Normandy or one of the many French-speaking invaders to Britain, was used chiefly by Anglo-Norman and Old French, though it originally referred to any Scandinavian of the time. See also Northman.

## Easily confused with
- **Norway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norman-vs-norway)
- **Norton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norman-vs-norton)
- **Normandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norman-vs-normandy)
- **norm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norm-vs-norman)
- **Nora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nora-vs-norman)
- **Nolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nolan-vs-norman)
- **Norma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norma-vs-norman)
- **nomad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nomad-vs-norman)
- **NORAD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norad-vs-norman)
- **normal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normal-vs-norman)
- **Newman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/newman-vs-norman)
- **Noonan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/noonan-vs-norman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`nnorman`, `nomran`, `noramn`, `normann`, `normman`, `normna`, `norrman`, `nroman`, `onrman`

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