Sherman

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Sherman means "shearer of woolen cloth" or "a person who is skilled in shearing or cutting."
Popularity
Sherman is not a very common name in the world. It was most popular in the United States during the 1930s and 1940s.

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Sherman Name meanings & History

Sherman means "shearer of woolen cloth" or "a person who is skilled in shearing or cutting.". From an English surname meaning "shear man", originally denoting a person who cut cloth. Famous bearers of the surname include American politician Roger Sherman (1721-1793) and American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891). Sherman is a masculine given name that is commonly used in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

Zodiac Sign of Sherman: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Sherman:

S: Solidity,Status,Sex,Social Standing,Success,Security,Sensuality

H: Hope,Hobnobbing,Hyper,Haggle,Heart's Desire

E: Entertain,Exaggerate,Enliven,Environment,Enlighten,Expressive

R: Resourceful,Restless,Reason,Rational

M: Memorabilia,Memory,Maternal,Manipulative,Mushy,Mother,Mommy

A: Argumentative,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Action,Aggressive

N: Neurosis,Nervous,Nice,Neat,Nutrition,Nagging,Nitpicking

Sherman is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Sherman include American football player Sherman Smith, American politician Sherman Adams, and American actor Sherman Hemsley.

2.) SHERMAN (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old English elements scearra (shears) and mann (man).The name originated as an occupational name for a shearer of woolen cloth. Short: Sherm. (SHER-MUN)


3.) Sherman (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) sheep shearer; resident of a shire.

Other Forms: Scherman, Schermann, Sherm, Shermain, Shermaine, Shermann, Shermen, Shermie, ShermonScherman, Schermann, Sherm, Shermain, Shermaine, Shermann, Shermen, Shermie, Shermon,Shermy, Shirman, Shirmann, Shyrman, Shyrmann


4.) SHERMAN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Transferred use of the surname, which is a variant of Shearman, an English surname that originated as an occupational name for a cutter of wool or cloth. The name is derived from the Middle English schereman, a combining of the elements scheren (to cut) and man (man). Short: Sherm. (SHER-MUN)


5.) Sherman (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) tough-willed

Other Forms: Cherman, Shermann, Shermy, Shurman


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