Name: Sherman
Gender: Male
Usage: Sherman is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Sherman are in general originating from Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Sherman across the world, see Sherm.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Sherman is: One who shears cloth, Shearman.
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Numerology of the first name Sherman: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Sherman is ranked on the 3,088th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 114800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Sherman has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Sherman for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Sherman is a surname that originated in the Anglo-Saxon language. It means a "shearer of woolen garments", being derived from the words scearra, or "shears", and mann, or "man". The name is cognate with Sharman, Shearman and Shurman. Sherman has also been regularly used as a given name in the United States. This was probably originally in honor of Roger Sherman, though after the Civil War William Tecumseh Sherman was also an influence.
English: transferred use of the surname, which originated in the Middle Ages as an occupational name for someone who trimmed the nap of woollen cloth after it had been woven. It represents a compound of the Old English elements scēara shears + mann man.
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