Norman

Hastings battle victor

Norman is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, and a surname.

Historically, a Norman was a member of the Scandinavian people who settled in northern France in the 10th century and later conquered England in 1066.

As an adjective, Norman describes things relating to these people or their distinctive architectural style, characterized by massive masonry and rounded arches: Norman architecture, the Norman Conquest.

William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England. (Lowercase norman is rare and nonstandard.)

conquest

Bayeux

Norman town, famous needlework

England · feudalism · fiefdoms · barons · nobility · duchy · Plantagenet · monarchy · heraldry · chivalry

architecture

Romanesque

Round-arched medieval building style

keep · battlements · moat · buttress · archway · tower · fortress · stonework · Durham · Norwich

Norse

Vikings

Medieval Scandinavian seafarers

settlers · Scandinavia · fjord · sagas · seafarers · Northmen · colonizers · assimilation · Frankish · longship

name

surname

Hereditary family identifier

Bates · sitcom · motel · vintage · old-fashioned · everyman · American · classic · mid-century

person

French

Of or from Paris's nation

descendant · genealogy · ethnicity · identity · culture · tradition · community · regional · Europeans · population

Categories
Opposites
ethnic/cultural identity in medieval britain

NormanSaxon

Early Germanic Briton settler

Anglo-Saxon · Harold · English · defender · conquered

given name style/connotation

NormanJayden

Contemporary masculine name

Brayden · Aiden · Hunter · Mason · Maverick

Phrases
Family

Norman French, Normans, Normandy, Norman Conquest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G