Akerman

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English

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Proper noun

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Akerman (plural Akermans)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Akerman is the 23019th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1110 individuals. Akerman is most common among White (90.72%) individuals.

Polish

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Akerman

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آق كرمان (ak kerman).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈkɛr.man/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrman
  • Syllabification: A‧ker‧man

Proper noun

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Akerman m inan (related adjective akermański)

  1. (historical) Akkerman (former name of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)
    Synonym: (present-day) Białogród nad Dniestrem
    • 1826, Adam Mickiewicz, Stepy akermańskie, lines 7–8:
      Tam zdala błyszczy obłok? tam jutrzenka wschodzi?
      To błyszczy Dniestr, to weszła lampa Akermanu.
      Is there a cloud shining in the distance? There the dawn is rising?
      The Dniester is shining, the lamp of Akerman has come in.

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