Akerman

English

Proper noun

Akerman (plural Akermans)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akerman is the 23019^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1110 individuals. Akerman is most common among White (90.72%) individuals.

Polish

Akerman

Alternative forms

• Akierman, Akkerman

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آق كرمان (ak kerman).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkɛr.man/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrman
• Syllabification: A‧ker‧man

Proper noun

Akerman m inan (related adjective akermański)

1. (historical) Akkerman (former name of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)

   Synonym: (present-day) Białogród nad Dniestrem

   • 1826, Adam Mickiewicz, Stepy akermańskie, lines 7–8:

     Tam zdala błyszczy obłok? tam jutrzenka wschodzi?
     To błyszczy Dniestr, to weszła lampa Akermanu.

     Is there a cloud shining in the distance? There the dawn is rising?
     The Dniester is shining, the lamp of Akerman has come in.

Declension

Declension of Akerman

	singular
nominative	Akerman
genitive	Akermanu
dative	Akermanowi
accusative	Akerman
instrumental	Akermanem
locative	Akermanie
vocative	Akermanie

Further reading

• Akerman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Akerman in PWN's encyclopedia