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.

# 999 in the US

Coleman Rank in US Top 1000

Coleman Popularity

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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"

International Variations of Coleman

  • Columbano
    Italian
  • Kálmán
    Hungarian
  • Colombain
    French

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