Sherman.
A surname
Meaning & usage
A surname An English surname originating as an occupation for a sheep-shearer.
A surname An American surname from German derived from the German Schuermann.
A surname An Ashkenazic Jewish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Sangamon County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, Kentucky.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wexford County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McLeod County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Lee County, Pontotoc County and Union County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Grant County, New Mexico.
A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Chautauqua County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A minor town in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Grayson County, Texas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Lincoln County, Washington.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Iron County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Albany County, Wyoming.
A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Sherman County: A number of counties in the United States
A number of places in the United States: Ellipsis of Sherman Township: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Sherman Township.
Where this word comes from
(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.
A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.
An official refusal to serve in public office or similar; a Shermanesque statement. Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman, who famously refused.
Where this word comes from
(English surname): From Middle English schereman, scherman; equivalent to shear + -man.
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