Naiman
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English
Etymology 1
From the Yiddish equivalent of German Neumann.
Proper noun
Naiman (plural Naimans)
- A surname from Yiddish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Naiman is the 38801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Naiman is most common among White (92.79%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Naiman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.
Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Naiman
- A banner in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China.
- 2015 April 7, Austin Ramzy, “Leak Causes Another Blast at Chemical Plant Targeted by Protesters”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 28, 2023, Sinosphere:
- On Saturday, the police detained dozens of residents of Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia after weeks of protests and violent clashes over fears of pollution from a chemical plant, according to reports from the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, an advocacy group based in the United States, and Radio Free Asia, a broadcaster funded by the United States government.
Translations
banner
Finnish
Proper noun
Naiman