Selman Family History
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Selman Name Meaning
English: nickname for a happy or fortunate man, from Middle English seely ‘happy’, ‘fortunate’ + man, German Mann ‘man’. English: from the Middle English female personal name Seely (see Seeley 1), or of the nickname Sele (see Seal 4) + man ‘servant’, hence an occupational name for a servant employed by a bearer of either of these names. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Zelman, a pet form of Zalmen (see Salmon).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Elman, Kelman, Sellman, Seaman, Salman, Belman, Helman, Salmon