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Help[Facts] Re: Kalman
in reply to a message by James
"Kalman" is an Ashkenazic Jewish surname. *A Dictionary of Surnames* (Hanks & Hodges) says the following:
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From the Yiddish male given name "Kalmen", the everyday form of the Yiddish male given name "Kloynemes" (from Hebrew "Kalonimos", which is from Greek "kalos" fair, lovely, or "kallos" beauty, loveliness. The Hebrew given name is first recorded in the Talmud and has been used continuously since then. Among Hungarian Jews, Yiddish "Kalmen" became confused in some cases with the Hungarian male given name "Kalman".
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Another source, *New Dictionary of American Family Names* (Elsdon C. Smith) says the following:
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Kalman (Hungarian, Hebrew) Descendant of Kalman, Hungarian form of Coleman (dove) or of Kalman (merciful - a form of Clement).
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-- Nanaea
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From the Yiddish male given name "Kalmen", the everyday form of the Yiddish male given name "Kloynemes" (from Hebrew "Kalonimos", which is from Greek "kalos" fair, lovely, or "kallos" beauty, loveliness. The Hebrew given name is first recorded in the Talmud and has been used continuously since then. Among Hungarian Jews, Yiddish "Kalmen" became confused in some cases with the Hungarian male given name "Kalman".
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Another source, *New Dictionary of American Family Names* (Elsdon C. Smith) says the following:
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Kalman (Hungarian, Hebrew) Descendant of Kalman, Hungarian form of Coleman (dove) or of Kalman (merciful - a form of Clement).
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-- Nanaea
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