Aleman

See also: aleman, alemán, and Alemán

English

Noun

Aleman (plural Alemans)

1. Alternative form of Alaman.

Proper noun

Aleman

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Aleman is the 1,571^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22,927 individuals. Aleman is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.19%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Leaman, Malean, leaman

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós

Proto-Germanic *allaz

Proto-Germanic *ala-

Proto-Indo-European *mon-

Proto-Germanic *mann-

Proto-Germanic *alamann-bor.

Latin Alemannus

French allemandbor.

Spanish alemánbor.

Tagalog Aleman

Borrowed from Spanish alemán, from French allemand, from Late Latin Alemannus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaleˈman/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈman̪]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: A‧le‧man

Noun

Alemán (feminine Alemana, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔)

1. German (inhabitant of Germany or person from German descent)

Proper noun

Alemán (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜋᜈ᜔)

1. German (language)

Related terms

• Alemana
• Alemanika
• Alemaniko
• Alemanya

Further reading

• “Aleman”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 23