"Laman" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Lamans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Lamans}} Laman (plural Lamans)
  1. (Mormonism) A character in the Book of Mormon, the ancestor of the Lamanites. Tags: Mormonism Categories (topical): Mormonism
    Sense id: en-Laman-en-name-pUaN1axK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Laman-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Laman meaning in English (1.2kB)

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