NORMAN

Norman

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; “the Norman Invasion in 1066”

Norman

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; “Norman beaches”

Norman

(noun) an inhabitant of Normandy

Norman, Greg Norman, Gregory John Norman

(noun) Australian golfer (born in 1955)

Norman, Jessye Norman

(noun) United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

norman (plural normans)

normie

(nautical) A wooden bar, or iron pin.

Etymology

Noun

Norman (plural Normans)

A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.

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.

(rare) A Northman.

Proper noun

Norman

The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).

A surname, for someone from Normandy, or for a Viking (Northman).

A male given name from Old English used in the Middle Ages and revived in the 19th century.

A city, the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States

Adjective

Norman (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).

Relating to the Norman language or the dialect of French spoken in Normandy.

Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.

Source: Wiktionary

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Nor"man, n. Etym: [F. normand.] (Naut.)

Definition: A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell.

Nor"man, a. Etym: [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest. Norman style (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent.

Nor"man, n.

Definition: A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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