Nyman
Encyclopedia
Nyman is an English
and Swedish
surname
. The name originates from Anglo-Saxon culture. The name is derived from the words neowe, niwe, and nige which all mean new, and the word mann, meaning man. The name was traditionally given to newcomers. Other variations of the surname include: Newman
, Newmen, and Newmin.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. The name originates from Anglo-Saxon culture. The name is derived from the words neowe, niwe, and nige which all mean new, and the word mann, meaning man. The name was traditionally given to newcomers. Other variations of the surname include: Newman
Newman (disambiguation)
-Places:Australia*Newman, Western AustraliaUnited States:*Newman, California*Newman, Illinois*Newman, Kansas*Newman, New Mexico*Newman, Texas*Newman Grove, Nebraska*Newman Township -Other uses:*Kerr–Newman black hole...
, Newmen, and Newmin.
Surname
- Andy NymanAndy NymanAndy Nyman is an English actor and magician.Nyman first came to note with his performance as a hard nosed director in Musical! and then as Keith Whitehead in the cult film of the Martin Amis novel, Dead Babies...
(b. 1966), British actor - Anita NymanAnita NymanAnita Nyman is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1993 to 2005. Competing at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she finished seventh in the 4 x 5 km relay and 44th in the 5 km + 10 km combined pursuit....
(b. 1971), Finnish cross country skier - Ari NymanAri NymanAri Nyman is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Inter Turku and the Finland national football team. He can play both as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Nyman has also played at right-back for Finland....
(b. 1984), Finnish footballer - Carl Fredrik NymanCarl Fredrik NymanCarl Fredrik Nyman was a Swedish botanist who was a native of Stockholm. The plant genus Nymania is named in his honor....
(b. 1820, d. 1893), Swedish botanist - Chris NymanChris NymanChristopher Curtis Nyman is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in...
(b. 1955), American baseball player - Gustav NymanGustav NymanGustav Richard Nyman was a Finnish sport shooter who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Nummi and died in Helsinki....
(b. 1874, d. 1952), Finnish sport shooter - Joni NymanJoni NymanJoni Nyman is a retired boxer from Finland, who won a Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
(b. 1962), Finnish boxer, Olympic contestant - John NymanJohn NymanJohn Nyman age 69 was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition.-External links:*...
(b. 1908, d. 1977), Swedish wrestler - Lena NymanLena NymanAnna Lena Elisabet Nyman was a Swedish film and stage actress.Having had her first film roles in 1955, Nyman had a role in Vilgot Sjöman's 491 and got her breakthrough in his I Am Curious , where she, in pseudo-documentary fashion, played a character of the same name as herself, and its sequel I...
(1944-2011), Swedish actress - Mark NymanMark NymanMark Nyman is a Scrabble player originally from London, England now resident in Cheshire. At the end of2002, he was rated 205 and was top-ranked in the ABSP ratings. As at October 14th 2010 he is rated 208...
(b. 1967), English championship Scrabble player - Michael NymanMichael NymanMichael Laurence Nyman, CBE is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for the many film scores he wrote during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway, and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano...
(b. 1944), British composer and musicologist - Molly NymanMolly NymanMolly Nyman has composed numerous film scores, mostly in collaboration with Harry Escott. She is the elder daughter of composer Michael Nyman, and appeared in Peter Greenaway's The Falls, as did her mother, Aet Nyman....
, British composer, daughter of Michael Nyman - Nyls NymanNyls NymanNyls Wallace Rex Nyman is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons with the Chicago White Sox from until ....
(b. 1954), American baseball player - Peter NymanPeter NymanPeter Nyman is a Finnish journalist and television reporter. He is a presenter of TV program Uutisvuoto and hosts Premier league studio in Canal+. Before Uutisvuoto, Nyman was known as a host of Mediapeli....
(b. 1965), Finnish journalist and TV reporter - Steven NymanSteven NymanSteven Nyman , is an alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. Formerly a slalom skier, he is now a speed specialist, competing mainly in downhill, super G, and combined....
(b. 1982), American alpine skier, Olympic contestant