Kerman
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English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Kerman
- A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.
- A county of Iran, around the city.
- A province of Iran.
Related terms
Translations
city, county and province in Iran
Noun
Kerman (plural Kermans)
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Proper noun
Kerman (plural Kermans)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerman is the 35489th 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
Kerman
- 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.
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kerman
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kerman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kerman | Kermanit | |
| genitive | Kermanin | Kermanien | |
| partitive | Kermania | Kermaneja | |
| illative | Kermaniin | Kermaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kerman | Kermanit | |
| accusative | nom. | Kerman | Kermanit |
| gen. | Kermanin | ||
| genitive | Kermanin | Kermanien | |
| partitive | Kermania | Kermaneja | |
| inessive | Kermanissa | Kermaneissa | |
| elative | Kermanista | Kermaneista | |
| illative | Kermaniin | Kermaneihin | |
| adessive | Kermanilla | Kermaneilla | |
| ablative | Kermanilta | Kermaneilta | |
| allative | Kermanille | Kermaneille | |
| essive | Kermanina | Kermaneina | |
| translative | Kermaniksi | Kermaneiksi | |
| abessive | Kermanitta | Kermaneitta | |
| instructive | — | Kermanein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Kerman is the 3279th (tied with 14 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 237 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.