Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The
Normans
The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; french: Normands; la, Nortmanni/Normanni) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and indigenous West Fran ...
, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the
Norman conquest of southern Italy
The Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1139, involving many battles and independent conquerors.
In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern th ...
in the 11th and 12th centuries
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Norman dynasty
The House of Normandy ( nrf, Maison de Nouormandie ) designates the noble family which originates from the Duchy of Normandy and whose members were counts of Rouen, dukes of Normandy, as well as kings of England following the Norman conquest of ...
, a series of monarchs in England and Normandy
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Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries. In particular the term is traditionally used fo ...
, romanesque architecture in England and elsewhere
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Norman language
Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to descri ...
, spoken in Normandy
** People or things connected with the French region of
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
Arts and entertainment
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''Norman'' (film), a 2010 drama film
* ''
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer'', a 2016 film
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''Norman'' (TV series), a 1970 British sitcom starring Norman Wisdom
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''The Normans'' (TV series), a documentary
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"Norman" (song), a 1962 song written by John D. Loudermilk and recorded by Sue Thompson
* "Norman (He's a Rebel)", a song by Mo-dettes from ''
The Story So Far The Story So Far may refer to:
__NOTOC__ Books
* ''The Story of Sar'' (book), a 2003 book by Bhawana Somaaya
Films
* ''The Story So Far'' (2001 film), a film about the band Sick of It All
* ''The Story So Far'' (2002 film), a documentary about ...
'', 1980
Businesses
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Norman ASA
Norman Safeground AS develops and sells data security software such as anti-virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware and backup
with local support. The company headquarters is in Oslo, Norway. Norman Safeground has a global partner-network, and the main m ...
, producers of antivirus and other security software
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Norman Cycles
Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England.
The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesborough Windmill, in Willesborough, Ashford. The ...
, a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer
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Norman Guitars
Godin Guitars is a Canadian manufacturing company headquartered in Montreal that specializes in string instruments. The company was founded by Robert Godin , and is currently led by Simon Godin.
Range of products currently manufactured by Godin ...
, a guitar brand from Canada
People
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Norman (name) Norman is both a surname and a given name. The surname has multiple origins including English, Irish (in Ulster), Scottish, German, French, Norwegian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Jewish American. The given name Norman is mostly of English origin, thoug ...
, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name
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Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman
Montagu Collet Norman, 1st Baron Norman DSO PC (6 September 1871 – 4 February 1950) was an English banker, best known for his role as the Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944.
Norman led the bank during the toughest period in m ...
(1871–1950), English banker, Governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944
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Norman baronets
The Norman Baronetcy, of Honeyhanger in the Parish of Shottermill in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 June 1915 for the journalist and Liberal politician Henry Norman. The second Bar ...
, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
* Norman the Lunatic and Norman the Maniac, ring names of American professional wrestler
Mike Shaw
Michael Paul Shaw (May 9, 1957 – September 11, 2010) was an American professional wrestler who was best known for his stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Norman the Lunatic, and as Bastion Booger in the World Wrestling Federation (W ...
(1957–2010)
Places
United States
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Norman, Arkansas
Norman is a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It was known as Womble until 1925. The population was 303 at the 2020 census, down from 378 in 2010.
Geography
The community is in southern Montgomery County at the intersection of ...
, a town
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Norman, California
Norman is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad south of Willows, at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m).
History
A post office operated at Norman from 1870 to 1914, with a closure ...
, an unincorporated community
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Norman, Indiana
Norman (also Norman Station) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 58 northwest of the town of Brownstown, the county seat of Jackson County. Its elevati ...
, an unincorporated community
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Norman, Missouri Norman is an extinct town in southeastern Phelps County, in the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, an unincorporated community
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Norman, Nebraska
Norman is a village in Kearney County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 36 at the 2020 census.
History
Norman was platted in 1887. It was named for John and Carl Nor ...
, a village
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Norman, North Carolina
Norman is a town in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 138 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Norman is located at (35.170292, -79.722300).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , a ...
, a town
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Lake Norman
Lake Norman is the largest man-made body of fresh water in North Carolina. It was created between 1959 and 1964 as part of the construction of the Cowans Ford Dam by Duke Energy.
Geography
Lake Norman is fed by the Catawba River, and drains i ...
, North Carolina, a man-made lake
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Norman, Oklahoma
Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma C ...
, a city
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Norman, Wisconsin
Norman is an unincorporated community in the town of Carlton, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is b ...
, an unincorporated community
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Norman Township (disambiguation) Norman Township may refer to:
* Norman Township, Grundy County, Illinois
* Norman Township, Michigan
* Norman Township, Pine County, Minnesota
* Norman Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
* Norman Township, Dent County, Missouri
* Norman ...
Elsewhere
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Norman Island
Norman Island is an island at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands archipelago. It is one of a number of islands reputed to be the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate novel ''Treasure Island''.
History
It is said that ...
, British Virgin islands
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Cape Norman
Cape Norman is a barren, limestone headland located at the northernmost point of insular Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Cape Norman first appeared on French maps as Cape Dordois, in 1713, and then as Cape N ...
, Newfoundland, Canada
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Norman (crater)
Norman is a small Lunar craters, lunar impact crater on the Oceanus Procellarum, to the south and slightly west of the crater Euclides (crater), Euclides. To the west-southwest is Herigonius (crater), Herigonius. There are few other features of no ...
, on the Moon
Ships and boats
* , several ships of the Royal Australian Navy
* , an American bulk freighter which sank in 1895
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Norman boat
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Norman boats are small fiberglass cabin cruisers built in the 1960s, 70's, and 80's, by Norman Cruisers Limited of Shaw and Crompton in Greater Manchester, England.
Norman Boats were started in 1959 by Ernie Wheeldon ...
, a cabin cruiser built by Norman Cruisers limited
Other uses
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Tropical Storm Norman The name Norman has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
* Hurricane Norman (1978) – a Category 4 hurricane that struck California as a tropical depression.
* Hurricane Norman (1982) – a Category 2 hurricane that ...
, including a list of storms with the name
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Norman High School
Norman High School is a four-year public high school in Norman, Oklahoma with a steady enrollment of approximately 2,000 students. It is accredited by North Central Association, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma Second ...
, Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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Norman (horse)
Norman (also known as Norman III, 1905 – after 1918) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was exported from the United States as a yearling and showed some promise as a juvenile in 1907 when he won twic ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse
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Norman four notrump Norman four notrump (also Norman) is a slam bidding convention in the partnership card game contract bridge designed to help the partnership choose among the five-, six-, and seven-levels for the final contract. Norman four notrump is an altern ...
, a slam bidding convention in the card game contract bridge
See also
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Norman House
Norman House on Steep Hill, Lincoln, England is an historic building and an example of Norman domestic architecture.
The building is at 46–47 Steep Hill and 7 Christ's Hospital Terrace. The architectural evidence suggests a date between 117 ...
, on Steep Hill, Lincoln, England, an historic building
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The Norman House (York)
The Norman House is a grade I listed building and scheduled monument in the city centre of York, in England. Although in ruins, it has been described as "York's oldest house", dating from the 12th century.
The building was constructed in the l ...
, a grade I listed building and scheduled monument in York, England
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Normand, a surname
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