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Gorman is an Irish surname and is the reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gormáin and Ó Gormáin ‘son (or descendant) of Gormán’. The name is derived from the diminutive of the Gaelic word 'gorm' meaning ‘dark blue’, ‘noble’.[1]
Gorman may refer to:
[edit] People with the surname Gorman
- Andrew Gorman, Compulsive liar from Lansdale, PA
- Arthur P. Gorman, United States Senator from Maryland
- Brian Gorman, Major League Baseball umpire
- Burn Gorman, British actor
- Dave Gorman, English documentary-comedian and humorist
- Edward Gorman, a novelist
- Edwin Gorman, a hockey player
- H. Candace Gorman, Chicago civil rights attorney
- James Gorman (journalist) (b. 1949), American journalist
- James Gorman (VC) (1834–1882), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James S. Gorman, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- John Gorman (musician), British musician, member of the Grimms and The Scaffold
- John Gorman (politician), Northern Ireland politician
- Lou Gorman (James G. "Lou" Gorman), general manager of the Boston Red Sox 1984-1993
- Margaret Gorman, first Miss America
- Michael Gorman (librarian), a librarian in California
- Michael A. Gorman, a politician in North Carolina
- R. C. Gorman, Native American artist - painter
- Robert J. Gorman, (1915-2007) prominent Chicago civil rights attorney
- Russell Gorman (b. 1927), Australian politician
- Suzy Gorman (b. 1962), American photographer
- Teresa Gorman, British politician, former Conservative Member of Parliament
- Tommy Gorman, NHL, Ottawa Senators general manager
- W. M. Gorman, Irish economist noted for Gorman polar form
- Willis A. Gorman, U.S. Representative from Indiana; second Territorial Governor of Minnesota
- Robert Gorman, mayor of Gloucester City,NJ
[edit] People with the first, or middle, name of Gorman
[edit] Places in the United States
[edit] Other entities
[edit] See also
- ^ The Gorman Coat-of-Arms
