# Tasman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtæzmən/ · frequency rank #35,108

## Definitions
1. A surname from Dutch.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. Ellipsis of Tasman Sea.
4. A region and territorial authority in the north of the South Island, New Zealand; in full, Tasman District.
5. A coastal settlement in Tasman District, New Zealand.
6. A local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia; in full, Tasman Council.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Tasman, from Old Dutch tas (“purse, pouch”) + man (“person, man”). The places are named after Abel Tasman.

## Easily confused with
- **Truman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasman-vs-truman)
- **Tuscan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasman-vs-tuscan)
- **Tasmania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasman-vs-tasmania)
- **tama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tama-vs-tasman)
- **Tamar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamar-vs-tasman)
- **Taiwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taiwan-vs-tasman)
- **Tarzan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarzan-vs-tasman)
- **tarmac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarmac-vs-tasman)
- **tartan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tartan-vs-tasman)
- **talisman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talisman-vs-tasman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atsman`, `tamsan`, `tasamn`, `tasmann`, `tasmman`, `tasmna`, `tassman`, `tsaman`, `ttasman`

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