Naiman

English

Etymology 1

From the Yiddish equivalent of German Neumann.

Proper noun

Naiman (plural Naimans)

1. A surname from Yiddish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Naiman is the 38801^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Naiman is most common among White (92.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Naiman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 646.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Naiman

1. A banner in Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, China.
   • 1978, "Wenwu" (Cultural Relics) Magazine Reporter, “New Archaeological Finds: A Preliminary Summary of Important Discoveries”, in New Archaeological Finds in China (II): More Discoveries During the Cultural Revolution‎^[1], 1st edition, Peking: Foreign Languages Press, →OCLC, pages 7–8, 21:

     Discovered in Shanghai was a "Shang Yang Fang Sheng,"³¹ a standard measure for grain during the period of the reform led by the Chin Prime Minister Shang Yang, dated the 18th year of Prince Hsiao’s³² reign (344 B.C.). It was inscribed on one of its sides. When Chin Shih Huang unified the country, this measure was adopted as the standard throughout the land, and the imperial edict on the matter, issued in the 26th year of his reign, was engraved on its base. In 1973-74 in Shanpaoyingtzu, Naiman Banner, Cherim League,³³ Kirin Province, excavations on an ancient city site revealed a pottery measure engraved with the same imperial edict.

     ³³哲里木盟奈曼旗善宝营子

   • 2015 April 7, Austin Ramzy, “Leak Causes Another Blast at Chemical Plant Targeted by Protesters”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on May 28, 2023, Sinosphere‎^[3]:

     On Saturday, the police detained dozens of residents of Naiman Banner in Inner Mongolia after weeks of protests and violent clashes over fears of pollution from a chemical plant, according to reports from the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, an advocacy group based in the United States, and Radio Free Asia, a broadcaster funded by the United States government.

Translations

banner

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奈曼 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Manchu: ᠨᠠᡳᠮᠠᠨ (naiman)

Finnish

Proper noun

Naiman

1. genitive singular of Naima