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Lyman.

A surname.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈlaɪ.mən/name

  1. A surname.

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  2. A male given name.

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  3. A placename. A ghost town in California, United States.

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  4. A placename. A town in Maine, United States.

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  5. A placename. A census-designated place in Mississippi, United States.

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  6. A placename. A village in Nebraska, United States.

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  7. A placename. A town in New Hampshire, United States.

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  8. A placename. A town in South Carolina, United States.

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  9. A placename. A town in Utah, United States.

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  10. A placename. A town in Washington, United States.

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  11. A placename. A town in Wyoming, United States.

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name/lɪˈmɑːn//lɪˈman/

  1. A city, the administrative centre of Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1667 or 1678. A former raion of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, abolished in 2016.

  2. A city, the administrative centre of Lyman urban hromada, Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, founded in 1667 or 1678. An urban hromada of Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

  3. A former raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine, disestablished on the 18th of July 2020.

Where this word comes from

From Ukrainian Лима́н (Lymán).

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