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Norman

(nôr′mən)

noun

any of the Scandinavians who occupied Normandy in the 10th cent.
a descendant of the Normans and French who conquered England in 1066
Norman French
a person born or living in Normandy

Origin: OFr Normant or ML Normannus, both < Frank *nortman < *nort, akin to OE north, north + *man, akin to man

adjective

of Normandy or its people, language, or culture
designating or of the Romanesque style of architecture as it flourished in Normandy and, after the Norman Conquest, as developed in England: characterized by massive construction, round arches over recessed doors and windows, and carving

Related Forms:

Normanesque adjective

noun

a masculine name: dim. Norm

Origin: < OE Northman, OHG Nordemann, lit., Northman

city in central Okla., near Oklahoma City: pop. 96,000

Origin: ult. after A. Norman, railroad surveyor

See Norman in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A member of a Scandinavian people who settled in northern France in the tenth century.
b. A descendant of this people, especially one ruling or inhabiting England from the time of the Norman Conquest.
A native or inhabitant of Normandy.

adjective

Of or relating to Normandy, the Normans, their culture, or their language.
Of or being a style of Romanesque architecture that was introduced from Normandy into England before 1066 and that flourished until about 1200.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French Normant (from Old Norse Nordhmadhr : nordhr, north + madhr, man)

Origin: and from Old English Norman (variant of Northman : north, north; see ner-¹ in Indo-European roots + man, man; see man-¹ in Indo-European roots)