Aleman (surname)

Aleman (surname)

::"For other uses, see Aleman"

"'Aleman" (also spelled "Alleman", "Allemand", "Aléman", "Allamont", "Allemagne', "Alemaye' and "Alemán") is a European surname deriving from the Latin surname, Alemannus, which refers to someone of German descent, specifically from the Alamanni tribe. The name may have been in reference to the Norman region of Allemagne, to the south of Caen. [ [http://www.4crests.com/allemand-coat-of-arms.html www.4crests.com "ALLEMAND Family Crest / ALLEMAND Coat of Arms"] ] Literally meaning "All Men", the name in "French" is "Allemand", in Spanish, the term is "Alemán", the Catalan term is "Alemany", and the Portuguese term is "Alemão". [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_language en.wikipedia.org "Names for German in other languages"] ] The Alemannic tribe, along with the Goths, overran the part of the German Empire that lay along the Rhine river. Given that the women dressed and fought like men, the Germans said, "See there are no women among them. They are all men,". [ [http://www.surnameweb.org/Alleman/surname-origin.htm www.surnameweb.org "Origin of Alleman"] ]

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*Names for Germany
*German language
*Alemannic German
*Alamannia
*Allemagne

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