Sloman

name

Etymology

Various possible origins: * From slow + man, a nickname for a sluggish person. * From slough + man, a topographic surname for someone who lived in or by a marshy area. * From sloe + man, a topographic surname for someone who lived by a blackthorn.

  1. inherited from *mon- — “human being, man
  2. inherited from *mann- — “man
  3. inherited from *mann
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as sloman — “slow + man

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA