1.> Can anyone provide any info on the MAN part of a name, like; Crossman ? 2.> What is the meaning of; "MAN"? 3.> What does two "NN" in "MANN" represent ?... 4.> A German national told me once that it denotes a variation of Jewish orations (T/F ?)... 5.> Was it interduced into English by; Danes, Normans, Germans ?... Thanks for your expertise!

Hello, > 1.> Can anyone provide any info on > the MAN part of a name, > like; Crossman ? > 2.> What is the meaning of; "MAN"? The meaning "man" part is rather simple - it means "man". > 3.> What does two "NN" in "MANN" represent ?... The double "nn" in "Mann" is the German spelling, e.g. in many names such as Mann, Bergmann, Buhlmann, Kaufmann etc. > 4. A German national told me once that it denotes a variation of Jewish orations > I'm afraid that isn't true . While a few names eding in -mann/man may be common among Jewish people, almost all of these names are also common among non-Jews. 5.> Was it interduced into English by; Danes, Normans, Germans ?... I would say that the English names ending in -man came over to Britain with the Anglo-Saxons. Regards, Ingolf Vogel