Kerman

See also: kerman

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Alternative forms

• Kermān, Kirman, Kirmān, Karman

Proper noun

Kerman

2. a province in Iran.
4. A city, the provincial capital of Kerman Province, Iran

Related terms

• Carmania

Translations

city in Iran

• Hindi: किरमान m (kirmān)
• Ottoman Turkish: كرمان (kirman)
• Persian: کرمان (fa) (kermân)
• Tajik: Кирмон (Kirmon)
• Turkish: Kirman
• Uzbek: Kirmon

Noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)

1. A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Proper noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerman is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Kerman is most common among White (89.59%) individuals.

Etymology 3

From a combination of the surnames of the two men who acquired the property of a local water supply, namely William G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar.

Proper noun

Kerman

1. A city in Fresno County, California, United States.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kerman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.

See also

• Kirman

Anagrams

• Kamren, Manker, Menkar

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian Герман (German).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkermɑn/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ermɑn
• Syllabification^(key): Ker‧man

Proper noun

Kerman

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kerman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kerman	Kermanit
genitive		Kermanin	Kermanien
partitive		Kermania	Kermaneja
illative		Kermaniin	Kermaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kerman	Kermanit
accusative	nom.	Kerman	Kermanit
	gen.	Kermanin
genitive		Kermanin	Kermanien
partitive		Kermania	Kermaneja
inessive		Kermanissa	Kermaneissa
elative		Kermanista	Kermaneista
illative		Kermaniin	Kermaneihin
adessive		Kermanilla	Kermaneilla
ablative		Kermanilta	Kermaneilta
allative		Kermanille	Kermaneille
essive		Kermanina	Kermaneina
translative		Kermaniksi	Kermaneiksi
abessive		Kermanitta	Kermaneitta
instructive		—	Kermanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kerman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kermanini Kermanini accusative nom. Kermanini Kermanini gen. Kermanini genitive Kermanini Kermanieni partitive Kermaniani Kermanejani inessive Kermanissani Kermaneissani elative Kermanistani Kermaneistani illative Kermaniini Kermaneihini adessive Kermanillani Kermaneillani ablative Kermaniltani Kermaneiltani allative Kermanilleni Kermaneilleni essive Kermaninani Kermaneinani translative Kermanikseni Kermaneikseni abessive Kermanittani Kermaneittani instructive — — comitative — Kermaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kermanisi Kermanisi accusative nom. Kermanisi Kermanisi gen. Kermanisi genitive Kermanisi Kermaniesi partitive Kermaniasi Kermanejasi inessive Kermanissasi Kermaneissasi elative Kermanistasi Kermaneistasi illative Kermaniisi Kermaneihisi adessive Kermanillasi Kermaneillasi ablative Kermaniltasi Kermaneiltasi allative Kermanillesi Kermaneillesi essive Kermaninasi Kermaneinasi translative Kermaniksesi Kermaneiksesi abessive Kermanittasi Kermaneittasi instructive — — comitative — Kermaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kermanimme Kermanimme accusative nom. Kermanimme Kermanimme gen. Kermanimme genitive Kermanimme Kermaniemme partitive Kermaniamme Kermanejamme inessive Kermanissamme Kermaneissamme elative Kermanistamme Kermaneistamme illative Kermaniimme Kermaneihimme adessive Kermanillamme Kermaneillamme ablative Kermaniltamme Kermaneiltamme allative Kermanillemme Kermaneillemme essive Kermaninamme Kermaneinamme translative Kermaniksemme Kermaneiksemme abessive Kermanittamme Kermaneittamme instructive — — comitative — Kermaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kermaninne Kermaninne accusative nom. Kermaninne Kermaninne gen. Kermaninne genitive Kermaninne Kermanienne partitive Kermanianne Kermanejanne inessive Kermanissanne Kermaneissanne elative Kermanistanne Kermaneistanne illative Kermaniinne Kermaneihinne adessive Kermanillanne Kermaneillanne ablative Kermaniltanne Kermaneiltanne allative Kermanillenne Kermaneillenne essive Kermaninanne Kermaneinanne translative Kermaniksenne Kermaneiksenne abessive Kermanittanne Kermaneittanne instructive — — comitative — Kermaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kermaninsa Kermaninsa accusative nom. Kermaninsa Kermaninsa gen. Kermaninsa genitive Kermaninsa Kermaniensa partitive Kermaniaan Kermaniansa Kermanejaan Kermanejansa inessive Kermanissaan Kermanissansa Kermaneissaan Kermaneissansa elative Kermanistaan Kermanistansa Kermaneistaan Kermaneistansa illative Kermaniinsa Kermaneihinsa adessive Kermanillaan Kermanillansa Kermaneillaan Kermaneillansa ablative Kermaniltaan Kermaniltansa Kermaneiltaan Kermaneiltansa allative Kermanilleen Kermanillensa Kermaneilleen Kermaneillensa essive Kermaninaan Kermaninansa Kermaneinaan Kermaneinansa translative Kermanikseen Kermaniksensa Kermaneikseen Kermaneiksensa abessive Kermanittaan Kermanittansa Kermaneittaan Kermaneittansa instructive — — comitative — Kermaneineen Kermaneinensa

Statistics

• Kerman is the 3279^th (tied with 14 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 237 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.