Tasman

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæzmən/

Proper noun

Tasman

1. A surname.
   • 1854, Charles Dickens, Household words, Volume 8:

     That his Maria should become Mrs. Tasman, he knew very well was a thing not for a moment to be thought of. Whoever won his daughter must have wealth and a patent of nobility.

2. A male given name
3. Short for Tasman Sea.

   fly across the Tasman

4. Tasman District, a local government district in the north of the South Island, New Zealand.
5. A coastal settlement in Tasman District, New Zealand.
6. Tasman Council, a local government area in south-east Tasmania, Australia.

Derived terms

• Tasmania
• Tasman Sea

Anagrams

• mantas, ntamas, Ātmans, atmans, Atmans, manats, MANTAs

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑs.mɑn/
• Hyphenation: Tas‧man

Proper noun

Tasman c

1. a Dutch surname