Aleman (surname)
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Aleman (Alleman, Allman and variants) is a surname with origin Romance language speaking parts of Western Europe, derived from the name for Germany derived from the name of the Alamanni (the Frankish duchy of Alamannia), French Allemagne, Spanish Alemania, etc. The surname is thus a toponymic surname, and would originally have been given to a person of German origin in a Romance speaking area.
Variants of the surname include English (from Norman French) Allman,[1] Alleman,[2] French Allemand, Spanish Aleman (Alemán), among others. Alman can be a variant of Allman, Alleman, but also of unrelated Swedish or German Ahl(e)mann or Jewish Almen.[3]
David Kimmeran Aleman ( b 1968 ) poet
- Aleman, Alemán
- Louis Aleman (1390–1450), French cardinal.
- Mateo Alemán (1547–c. 1610), Spanish novelist
- Lucas Alamán (1792–1853), Mexican historian and politician
- José Braulio Alemán (1864–1930), Cuban Brigadier General
- Miguel Alemán González (1884–1929), Mexican general
- Miguel Alemán Valdés (1902–1983), Mexican politician, president of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.
- Armando Alemán (b. 1904), Spanish Olympic fencer
- Oscar Alemán (1909–1980), Argentine jazz guitarist
- Eulalio Ríos Alemán (c. 1930–c. 1980), Mexican Olympic swimmer
- Miguel Alemán Velasco (b. 1932), Mexican politician, governor of Veracruz from 1998 to 2004.
- Miguel Alemán (1906–1979), Cuban chess master
- Julio Alemán (b. 1933), Mexican actor
- Harry "The Hook" Aleman (1939–2010), American mobster
- Arnoldo Alemán (b. 1946), Nicaraguan politician, president of Nicaragua from 1997 to 2002
- Alberto Aleman (b. c. 1951) Panamanian director of the Panama Canal
- José Miguel Alemán (b. 1956), Panamanian politician
- André Aleman (b. 1975), Dutch neuroscientist
- Allan Alemán (b. 1983), Costa Rican footballer
- Nauzet Alemán (b. 1985), Spanish footballer
- Alman
- Allman
- other
- Ellen Alemany, American CEO of Citizens Financial Group
- Joseph Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), O.P., Catalan American archbishop.
- Jean Allemand (1799–1833), French Catholic priest and Orientalist
- Serafino Allemano, Italian entrepreneur, founder of Carrozzeria Allemano
See also
- Names for Germany
- Allemann (surname)
- Alamanni (surname)
- Alman (surname)
- Allman (surname)
- Alleman (disambiguation)
- Allman (disambiguation)
- Allemand (disambiguation)
- Alemão (disambiguation)
References
External links
- "www.4crests.com "ALLEMAND Family Crest / ALLEMAND Coat of Arms"". 4crests.com. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-28.