Meaning: Its source is nord man, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Northerner."

Nickname For: Norman

Narrative: This name was used in England even before the Norman conquest, and may simply have designated a person from Norway or some other region north of Britain.

The Normans who conquered England in 1066 were originally from Scandinavia, but had stopped for about a century to conquer and settle in Northern France -- the region known as Normandy -- before moving across the English Channel to attack Britain from the south.