Kerman

See also: kerman

English

English Wikipedia has articles on:

Kerman and Kerman Province

Wikipedia Wikipedia

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Alternative forms

• Kermān, Kirman, Kirmān, Karman

Proper noun

Kerman

2. A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.
4. A county of Iran, around the city.
6. A province of Iran.

Related terms

• Carmania

Translations

city, county and province in Iran

Chinese: Mandarin: 克爾曼 / 克尔曼 (Kè'ěrmàn) Hindi: किरमान m (kirmān) Ottoman Turkish: كرمان (kirman) Persian: کرمان (fa) (kermân) Tajik: Кирмон (Kirmon) Turkish: Kirman (tr) Uzbek: Kirmon

Noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kerman carpet

Wikipedia

1. A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Proper noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerman is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Kerman is most common among White (89.59%) individuals.

Etymology 3

From a combination of the surnames of the two men who acquired the property of a local water supply, namely William G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar.

Proper noun

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Kerman, California

Wikipedia

Kerman

1. A city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kerman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.

See also

• Kirman

Anagrams

• Kamren, Manker, Menkar