Najman is a surname. In

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

it is a variant of German language surname

Neumann Neumann is German language, German and Yiddish language, Yiddish for "new man", and one of the List of the most common surnames in Europe#Germany, 20 most common German surnames. People * Von Neumann family, a Jewish Hungarian noble family A� ...

which means "new man". The surname is also used in

Prelog, Croatia Prelog ( hu, Perlak, Kajkavian: ''Prilok'') is a town in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. The total population of the town is 4,324, with 7,815 in the town's administrative area, making it the second most populated settlement in the county, ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Dina Najman, American rabbi * Dindar Najman, Iraqi politician * Emil Najman (1907–1989), Croatian pediatrician * Hindy Najman, American scholar *

Maurice Najman Maurice Najman (1948–1999) was a French political journalist during the late 1960s. He had a leftist political stance and mainly worked for '' Libération'' and '' Le Monde diplomatique''. He was one of the leading figures of the youth movement ...

, French journalist

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