# Kerman
## English
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

#### Alternative forms

* Kermān, Kirman, Kirmān, Karman

#### Proper noun

Kerman
* a province in Iran.
* A city, the provincial capital of Kerman Province, Iran

##### Related terms

* Carmania

##### Translations
#### Noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)
* A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

### Etymology 2

Unknown.

#### Proper noun

Kerman (plural Kermans)
* A surname.

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Kerman is the 35489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Kerman is most common among White (89.59%) individuals.

### Etymology 3

From a combination of the surnames of the two men who acquired the property of a local water supply, namely William G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar.

#### Proper noun

Kerman
* A city in Fresno County, California, United States.

### Further reading

* Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kerman”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 295.

### See also

* Kirman

### Anagrams

* Kamren, Manker, Menkar

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Russian Герман (German).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkermɑn/, [ˈk̟e̞rmɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -ermɑn
* Hyphenation: Ker‧man

### Proper noun

Kerman
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kerman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kermanini
Kermanini
accusative
nom.
Kermanini
Kermanini
gen.
Kermanini
genitive
Kermanini
Kermanieni
partitive
Kermaniani
Kermanejani
inessive
Kermanissani
Kermaneissani
elative
Kermanistani
Kermaneistani
illative
Kermaniini
Kermaneihini
adessive
Kermanillani
Kermaneillani
ablative
Kermaniltani
Kermaneiltani
allative
Kermanilleni
Kermaneilleni
essive
Kermaninani
Kermaneinani
translative
Kermanikseni
Kermaneikseni
abessive
Kermanittani
Kermaneittani
instructive
comitative
—Kermaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kermanisi
Kermanisi
accusative
nom.
Kermanisi
Kermanisi
gen.
Kermanisi
genitive
Kermanisi
Kermaniesi
partitive
Kermaniasi
Kermanejasi
inessive
Kermanissasi
Kermaneissasi
elative
Kermanistasi
Kermaneistasi
illative
Kermaniisi
Kermaneihisi
adessive
Kermanillasi
Kermaneillasi
ablative
Kermaniltasi
Kermaneiltasi
allative
Kermanillesi
Kermaneillesi
essive
Kermaninasi
Kermaneinasi
translative
Kermaniksesi
Kermaneiksesi
abessive
Kermanittasi
Kermaneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kermaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kermanimme
Kermanimme
accusative
nom.
Kermanimme
Kermanimme
gen.
Kermanimme
genitive
Kermanimme
Kermaniemme
partitive
Kermaniamme
Kermanejamme
inessive
Kermanissamme
Kermaneissamme
elative
Kermanistamme
Kermaneistamme
illative
Kermaniimme
Kermaneihimme
adessive
Kermanillamme
Kermaneillamme
ablative
Kermaniltamme
Kermaneiltamme
allative
Kermanillemme
Kermaneillemme
essive
Kermaninamme
Kermaneinamme
translative
Kermaniksemme
Kermaneiksemme
abessive
Kermanittamme
Kermaneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kermaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kermaninne
Kermaninne
accusative
nom.
Kermaninne
Kermaninne
gen.
Kermaninne
genitive
Kermaninne
Kermanienne
partitive
Kermanianne
Kermanejanne
inessive
Kermanissanne
Kermaneissanne
elative
Kermanistanne
Kermaneistanne
illative
Kermaniinne
Kermaneihinne
adessive
Kermanillanne
Kermaneillanne
ablative
Kermaniltanne
Kermaneiltanne
allative
Kermanillenne
Kermaneillenne
essive
Kermaninanne
Kermaneinanne
translative
Kermaniksenne
Kermaneiksenne
abessive
Kermanittanne
Kermaneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kermaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kermaninsa
Kermaninsa
accusative
nom.
Kermaninsa
Kermaninsa
gen.
Kermaninsa
genitive
Kermaninsa
Kermaniensa
partitive
Kermaniaan Kermaniansa
Kermanejaan Kermanejansa
inessive
Kermanissaan Kermanissansa
Kermaneissaan Kermaneissansa
elative
Kermanistaan Kermanistansa
Kermaneistaan Kermaneistansa
illative
Kermaniinsa
Kermaneihinsa
adessive
Kermanillaan Kermanillansa
Kermaneillaan Kermaneillansa
ablative
Kermaniltaan Kermaniltansa
Kermaneiltaan Kermaneiltansa
allative
Kermanilleen Kermanillensa
Kermaneilleen Kermaneillensa
essive
Kermaninaan Kermaninansa
Kermaneinaan Kermaneinansa
translative
Kermanikseen Kermaniksensa
Kermaneikseen Kermaneiksensa
abessive
Kermanittaan Kermanittansa
Kermaneittaan Kermaneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kermaneineen Kermaneinensa :

#### Statistics

* Kerman is the 3279th (tied with 14 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 237 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN