Truman

Truman

=People with the surname Truman=

The surname Truman is usually English in origin. The name can be traced back to the Devon region of England. In some cases it might refer to the German form Trumann.:See Truman (surname), Harry Truman (disambiguation)

*Harry S. Truman, U.S. President
**Bess Truman, wife of President Truman
**Margaret Truman, daughter of President Truman

People with the first (given) name Truman

*Truman O. Angell, Mormon Architect
*Truman Capote, author
*Truman Handy Newberry, United States Secretary of the Navy and Senator
*Truman Henry Safford, a calculating prodigy
* Truman Motley, Mike and Mabel Motley's son in the comic strip "Motley's Crew"

Truman can also refer to

*the name of a place in the United States:
**Truman, Minnesota
**Truman Highschool, Taylor, Michigan
*the Truman Doctrine
*"The Truman Show", a 1998 film starring Jim Carrey
*"USS Harry S. Truman
*Truman State University, a University in north east Missouri
*Truman Sports Complex
*"Truman", film about the life of Harry S. Truman
*the Truman Brewery, a brewery originally founded in east London; various beers carried the Truman brand.


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  • Truman — m English: in the main, a transferred use of the surname. This is in part of English origin, representing a nickname derived from Old English trēowe true, trusty + mann man, but in America it is more commonly an Anglicized version of the German… …   First names dictionary

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