Westman

English

Etymology

From west +‎ man. A calque of Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest (“west”) +‎ maðr (“man”).

Noun

Westman (plural Westmen)

  1. (historical) A person from the west.
  2. (historical) A person from Ireland, particularly in the context of the vikings.

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Derived terms

Proper noun

Westman (plural Westmans)

  1. A surname.
    • 2025 August 27, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, “Police examine online videos, writings possibly linked to Minneapolis church shooting suspect”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The elder Westman and a woman were seen by several neighbors sitting on the curb on Wednesday, looking stricken as law enforcement officers from various agencies went through their house.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Westman is the 11257th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2808 individuals. Westman is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.

See also

Swedish

Proper noun

Westman c (genitive Westmans)

  1. a surname
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