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Freeman en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɹiː.mən/

Etymology

* Proprialisation of freeman. From originating as a freeman (instead of a serf, indentured, or some other status) * free + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

Meanings

1. (countable) A surname.
   • It appears that Drs. Jones and Freeman account for the arch over the hagioscope at St. David's by saying, though without citing authorities, that there was a door there originally. 1886, Miss M. A. R. Tucker, “St. David's”, in Walford's Antiquarian: A Magazine & Bibliographical Review:
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ An English surname from Middle English.
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A freed slave surname originating as an occupation.
4. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Early County, Georgia.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Kane County, Illinois.
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Owen County, Indiana.
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Clare County, Michigan.
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota.
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Crawford County, Wisconsin.
13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in the town of Langlade, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

Forms

Deriveds

Freemans Waterhole

Relateds

Freedman