Question: is kalman a jewish name?
Answer: Kalman (קלמן in Yiddish and Hebrew, occasionally spelled Calman in Roman letters) is a Yiddish given name that is a short form of the Greeco-Jewish name Kalonymos ( קלונימוס, meaning "beautiful name", a reference to a miracle worked in God's name). ... It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman.