Coleman

English and Irish

"little dove"

Coleman Origin and Meaning

The name Coleman is a boy's name of English origin meaning "little dove".

The name of three hundred saints, a mustard, and your own baby boy. Coleman was off the US Top 1000 list for much of the 1960s and 1970s, but it was a mainstay before and has been for most years since. It could be an interesting way to honor a Colin or Cole.

Coleman Rank in US Top 1000

# 999 in the US

Coleman Popularity

• 999 US 2018
• 1587 Nameberry 2024
• 152 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Coleman

• Coleman Randolph Hawkins American jazz saxophonist
• Coleman Alexander Young American politician, first black mayor of Detroit
• Coleman Livingston Blease U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina
• Coleman Barks American poet
• Coleman Hell Canadian singer,songwriter
• Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger an American Confederate guerrilla; later a member of the James,Younger gang
• Robert Coleman Richardson winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
• Gary Wayne Coleman American actor
• Dabney Wharton Coleman American actor
• Sidney Coleman American theoretical physicist

Coleman in Pop Culture

• Coleman manufacturer of camping gear
• Coleman Galloway character on TV's "The Jersey"
• Coleman Carlisle character on TV's "Nashville"
• Coleman Reese character in the movie "The Dark Knight"