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View Name: Sherman


SHERMAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SHUR-mən   [key]
Meaning & History
From a surname meaning "shear man" in Old English, originally denoting a person who cut cloth. Famous bearers of the surname include American politician Roger Sherman (1721-1793) and American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891).
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