Kálmán


Kalman is a Yiddish given name that is a short form of the Greeco-Jewish name Kalonymos. Sometimes the long form and short forms are used together, as in the compound name Kalman Kalonymos.
Kálmán is also an ancient Germanic origin Hungarian surname and male given name. Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman. It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman. The Germanic name Coloman has been used by Germans since the 9th century.
The Yiddish and Hungarian names are a convergence with separate origins.
People with the name Kalman or Kálmán include:

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