"Toman" meaning in English

See Toman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Tomans [plural]
Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Toman, a hypocoristic form of the personal name Tomáš. * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tuamáin (“descendant of Tuamán”), a diminutive of tuama (“grave, tomb, burial mound”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cs|-}} Czech, {{bor|en|sk|Toman}} Slovak Toman, {{der|en|ga|Ó Tuamáin||descendant of Tuamán}} Irish Ó Tuamáin (“descendant of Tuamán”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Tomans}} Toman (plural Tomans)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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