Nijman

Nijman is a Dutch surname. Among variant forms are Neijman, Neyman, Nieman(s), and Nyman. It originated as a nickname for either an unknown or nameless person, related to modern Dutch niemand ("nobody"), or for a newcomer to a place (modern Dutch nieuw man, cognate to English Newman and German Neumann. People with this surname include:

Brigitte Nijman (born 1970), Duch musical actress, singer and voice actor
Hans Nijman (1959–2014), Dutch mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
Jan Willem Nijman (born 1990s), Dutch video game developer
Jerry Nijman (born 1966), Suriname-born Dutch boxer
Marijn Nijman (born 1985), Dutch cricketer, sister of Ruud
Max Nijman (1941–2016), Surinamese singer
Ruud Nijman (born 1982), Dutch cricketer, brother of Marijn
Yosh Nijman (born 1996), American football player

References

↑ Nijman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
↑ Nieman Name Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013

[1] Nijman at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands

[2] Nieman Name Meaning, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013

v t e Surnames derived from the words with meanings "novice", "newcomer", "new person"
Germanic	Naiman Najman Nauman Naumann Neiman Neuman Neumann Newman Neyman Nieman Niemann Nijman Nyeman Nyman
Slavic	Nickname Novac Nováček Novack Novak Nović Novick Novik Novy Nowack Nowak Nowick Nowik Nowok Patronymic Navitski Novakov Novaković Novakovich Novichenko Novikov Novitsky Novković Nowakowski Nowacki Nowicki Novicki Nowitzki Novitzky
other	From Slavic Navickas Novickis Novicov Novikovas