Naiman

English

Etymology 1

Yiddish equivalent of German Neumann.

Proper noun

Naiman (plural Naimans)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Naiman is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Naiman is most common among White (92.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Naiman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Naiman

1. A banner in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China.
   • 2015 April 7, Austin Ramzy, “Leak Causes Another Blast at Chemical Plant Targeted by Protesters”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 28, 2023, Sinosphere‎^[2]:

     On Saturday, the police detained dozens of residents of Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia after weeks of protests and violent clashes over fears of pollution from a chemical plant, according to reports from the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, an advocacy group based in the United States, and Radio Free Asia, a broadcaster funded by the United States government.

Translations

banner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奈曼 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Finnish

Proper noun

Naiman

1. genitive singular of Naima