Definition of norman Norman

/nɔˈɹmʌn/ - [normun] - Nor•man

We found 17 definitions of norman from 5 different sources.

What does norman mean?

Noun
norman - an inhabitant of Normandy
		french person, frenchman, frenchwoman a person of French nationality
norman - Australian golfer (born in 1955)
		Greg Norman, Gregory John Norman
norman - United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
		Jessye Norman
Adjective Norman, normanner, normannest
norman - of or relating to or characteristic of the Normans; "the Norman Invasion in 1066"
norman - of or relating to or characteristic of Normandy; "Norman beaches"

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norman (Noun)
A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.
norman (Noun)
A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
norman (Noun)
A Northman.
norman (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants present or past.
norman (Adjective)
Relating to the Norman language.
norman (Adjective)
Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.

norman (n.)
A wooden bar, or iron pin.
norman (a.)
Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest.
norman (n.)
A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.

norman
nor′man, n. a native or inhabitant of Normandy: one of that Scandinavian race which settled in northern France about the beginning of the 10th century, founded the Duchy of Normandy, and conquered England in 1066—the Norman Conquest.—adj. pertaining to the Normans or to Normandy.—v.t. Nor′manise, to give a Norman character to.—Norman architecture, a round-arched style, a variety of Romanesque, prevalent in England from the Norman Conquest (1066) till the end of the 12th century, of massive simplicity, the churches cruciform with semicircular apse and a great tower rising from the intersection of nave and transept, deeply recessed doorways, windows small, round-headed, high in wall; Norman French, a form of French spoken by the Normans, which came into England at the Norman Conquest, modified the spelling, accent, and pronunciation of Anglo-Saxon, and enriched it with a large infusion of new words relating to the arts of life, &c. [Northmen.]
norman
nor′man, n. (naut.) a bar inserted in a windlass, on which to fasten or veer a rope or cable

norman
a name given to a short wooden bar, thrust into one of the holes of the windlass in a merchant-ship, whereon to fasten the cable. It is only used when there is very little strain on the cable, as in a commodious harbour, when the ship is well sheltered from the wind and tide.

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norman in sign language