Wyman

English

Alternative forms

• Wayman, Wayment, Weyman, Whyman, Wiman

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the Old English personal name Wigmund, composed of the elements wīġ (“war, battle”) + mund (“security, protection”).
• As a German surname, Americanized from Weimann. Compare Wiman.

Proper noun

Wyman (countable and uncountable, plural Wymans)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in McLean County, Kentucky, United States.
4. An unorganized territory in Franklin County, Maine, United States.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wyman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.