Akerman

Akerman (plural Akermans)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akerman is the 23019^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1110 individuals. Akerman is most common among White (90.72%) individuals.

• Akierman, Akkerman

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آق كرمان (ak kerman).

• IPA^(key): /aˈkɛr.man/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrman
• Syllabification: A‧ker‧man

Akerman m inan (related adjective akermański)

1. (historical) Akkerman (former name of Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi)

   Synonym: (present-day) Białogród nad Dniestrem

   • 1826, Adam Mickiewicz, Stepy akermańskie, lines 7–8:

     Tam zdala błyszczy obłok? tam jutrzenka wschodzi?
     To błyszczy Dniestr, to weszła lampa Akermanu.

     Is there a cloud shining in the distance? There the dawn is rising?
     The Dniester is shining, the lamp of Akerman has come in.

• Akerman in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Akerman in PWN's encyclopedia