Norman
Meaning: Its source is nord man, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Northerner."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Variant Forms: Normand
Feminine Forms: Nora
Popularity: The name Norman ranked 751st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 113th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
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.
Arts and Music
- Norman Foster
- 1994 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
- Norman Dello Joio (born 1913)
American composer.
- Composed The Triumph of St. Joan (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
- 1957 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
- Norman Mingo (born 1896, died 1980)
American cartoonist.
- Mad magazine; creator of Alfred E. Neuman (see list of Cartoonists)
- Norman Rockwell (born 1894, died 1978)
American artist who drew hundreds of Saturday Evening Post magazine covers.
- The best-known American illustrator of the 20th century (see list of Graphic Designers)
- Norman Whitfield
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''I Heard It Through the Grapevine'''' and ''''Ain''t Too Proud to Beg'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Leadership
- Norman Angell (born 1873, died 1967)
British economist; author of the antiwar book The Great Illusion.
- 1933 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Norman R. Augustine
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Lockheed Martin (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Norman E. Borlaug (born 1914)
American agronomist who worked to end world hunger.
- 1970 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Norman P. Blake, Jr.
- CEO of Fortune 500 company USF&G (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Norman H. Stahl
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, First Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
Miscellaneous
- Norman E. Borlaug (born 1914)
American agronomist who worked to end world hunger.
- 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Norman Jewison (born 1926)
Canadian-American director. Best known for Fiddler on the Roof.
- Born in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
- Norman Vincent Peale (born 1898, died 1993)
American religious leader.
- 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Norman Rockwell (born 1894, died 1978)
American artist who drew hundreds of Saturday Evening Post magazine covers.
- 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf (born 1934)
American general known as ''Storm'n Norman.'' Commanded U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War.
- 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Norman Davidson
- 1996 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Norman Hackerman
- 1993 National Medal of Science winner. (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Norman F. Ramsey (born 1915)
American physicist whose discoveries led to the development of the atomic clock.
- 1989 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Hans G. Dehmelt and Wolfgang Paul (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- 1988 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Norman E. Thagard (born 1943)
The first American astronaut aboard a Soviet spacecraft.
- Astronaut on Challenger (1983, 1985), Atlantis (1989), Discovery (1992), Soyuz TM-21 (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
Sports
- Norman E. Brooks
- 1907, 1914 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1911 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
- Norman ''Boomer'' Esiason
American football player.
- 1988 National Football League Player of the Year (see list of NFL Players of the Year)
- Norman Higgins
American runner.
- 1971 New York Marathon champion (see list of New York Marathon Winners)
- Norman Read
New Zealand athlete.
- 1956 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 50km Walk (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Norman Ross
American athlete.
- 1920 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m and 1500m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
Stage and Screen
- Norman Bates
Fictional character.
- Played by Anthony Perkins (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho)
- Played by Vince Vaughn (see list of Character from Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho)
- Lt. Norman Buntz
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Dennis Franz (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
- Norman Jewison (born 1926)
Canadian-American director. Best known for Fiddler on the Roof.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Norman Kerry
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Norman Milton Lear (born 1922)
American television producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Norman Luboff
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Norman Z. McLeod
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Norman Taurog (born 1899, died 1981)
American movie director.
- 1931 Academy Award winner for Skippy (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Norman F. Cardoza
- 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Norman F. Dacey
- Author of the 1966 nonfiction best-seller How to Avoid Probate (see list of Bestselling Nonfiction Authors in the U.S.)
- Norman Mailer (born 1923)
American novelist.
- 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Executioner''s Song (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Armies of the Night (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
- 1969 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for The Armies of the Night (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
- Wrote The Naked and the Dead (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Norman C. Miller
- 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
- Norman Rush (born 1933)
American novelist.
- 1991 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for Mating (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Normal
- Whore-man
- Norman the Bore-man
- Norman the Doorman
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Stormin'
In reference to chief military commander during Operation Desert Storm, General Norman H.Schwarzkopf.
Associations:
''Norm'' is a derogatory term for heterosexuals used by gay men in the 1960s.
In British slang, a ''Norman'' is a normal, dull conformist.
Meaning: Its source is an Ancient Germanic expression meaning "Man from the north."
Popularity: The name Norman ranked 2382nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
It is possible that this usually male name owes its position in the census data to consistant mistakes in filling out forms.
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