Dorman is a surname, derived from the Middle English word ''dere'', or ''deor'', meant "wild animal". Therefore, Dorman translates as "wild animal", or, perhaps, "wild animal-man". Another, Old English, derivation is from the Old English word ''deor'', meaning "deer", and, ''mann'', meaning "man": thus, Deer Man. Dorman is also a Turkic name which was widely used by the

Cumans The Cumans or Kumans were a Turkic people, Turkic nomadic people from Central Asia comprising the western branch of the Cumania, Cuman–Kipchak confederation who spoke the Cuman language. They are referred to as Polovtsians (''Polovtsy'') in Ru ...

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. Americanized form of German Dormann: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer Dorwart . Hungarian (Dormán): from the old personal name Dormán. Jewish (Ashkenazic): Tall, beautiful, God's chosen, exiled ones . Notable people with the surname include:

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Andy Dorman Andrew Dorman (born 1 May 1982) is a former professional footballer. During his club career, he played as a midfielder for New England Revolution, Crystal Palace and St. Mirren. Born in England, represented the Wales national team. Born i ...

(born 1982), Welsh football (soccer) player *

Angela Dohrmann Angela Dohrmann (born August 17, 1965) is an American actress and television personality. She grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a VJ for MuchMusic, the Canadian music video channel, in the early 1990s. She also pursued a career in acting, ...

, American television actress * Arabella Dorman (born 1965), British artist * Sir Arthur Dorman, 1st Baronet (1848–1931), British industrialist, founder of Dorman Long * Avner Dorman (born 1975), Israeli contemporary composer *

Dave Dorman Dave Dorman (born 1958 in Michigan) is a science fiction, horror and fantasy illustrator best known for his ''Star Wars'' artwork. Early life Dorman's parents are Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jack N. Dorman and Phyllis Dorman. Both parents are ...

(born 1958), American science fiction and fantasy illustrator *

David Dorman David W. Dorman (born 1954) is an American Telecommunications executive and founding partner of Centerview Capital Technology Partners. Dorman is currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CVS Health Corporation and serves on the boards ...

(born 1954), American telecommunications executive, chairman and chief executive officer of AT&T Inc. *

Eric Dorman-Smith Brigadier Eric Edward "Chink" Dorman-Smith (24 July 1895 – 11 May 1969), who later changed his name to Eric Edward Dorman O'Gowan, was an Irish officer whose career in the British Army began in the First World War and closed at the end of the ...

(1895–1969), British Army officer * Henry Dorman (1916-1998), American politician and lawyer * Isaiah Dorman (died 1876), African American interpreter for the United States Army during the Indian Wars * John J. Dorman, Fire Commissioner of the City of New York *

Lee Dorman Douglas Lee Dorman (September 15, 1942 – December 21, 2012) was an American bass guitarist best known as a member of the psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly. He was also a founding member of the British-American supergroup Captain Beyond. ...

(1942–2012), American bass guitarist, member of Iron Butterfly *

Maurice Henry Dorman Sir Maurice Henry Dorman (7 August 1912 – 26 October 1993) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who governed the Commonwealth Realms of Tanganyika, Trinidad and Tobago, Sierra Leone, and Malta. Biography Dorman was born in ...

(1902–1993), British diplomat, served as Governors-General of Sierra Leone and Malta * Orloff M. Dorman (1809–1879), justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia *

Peter Dorman Peter FitzGerald Dorman (born 1948) is an American epigrapher, philologist, and Egyptologist. Recently a professor of history and archaeology at the American University of Beirut (AUB), he served as the 15th President of the university from 2008 ...

, American epigraphist, philologist, and cultural anthropologist *

Reginald Dorman-Smith Colonel the Right Honourable Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, GBE, PC (10 March 1899 – 20 March 1977) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier and politician in the British Empire. Early life and politics Dorman-Smith was educated at Harrow Sch ...

(1899–1977), British diplomat, soldier and politician, UK Minister of Agriculture * Robert Dorman (1859–1937), Irish socialist activist * Sonya Dorman (1924–2005), American poet * Thomas Dorman, English Catholic theologian of the sixteenth century * Dorman (12th century), was either a Cuman warrior in Bulgarian service or a Bulgarian noble of Cuman origin, who ruled the region of Braničevo as an independent state.István Vásáry (2005) ''Cumans and Tatars'', Cambridge University Press, p. 105

Commerce

* Dorman Products, an American aftermarket manufacturer of car parts * W.H. Dorman & Co, an English tool company serving the shoe industry

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Derman, Iran Derman (, also Romanized as Dorman and Dormen; also known as Dīr Mār and Dīrmen) is a village in Javersiyan Rural District, Qareh Chay District, Khondab County, Markazi Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI ...

, sometimes romanized as "Dorman" *

Dormans Dormans () is a commune located in the Marne department and in the Grand Est region of France.Dormanstown Dormanstown is an area of Redcar in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It was named after and built by the Dorman Long iron and steelworks in the 20th century. It was originally built to ...

, area of Redcar, North Yorkshire

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* Dorman raspberry

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