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Surname Etymology and Meaning of RYMAN

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: topographic name, a variant of Rye 1 and 2, with the addition of man ‘man’.
2. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the place name element ryd ‘woodland clearing’ + man ‘man’.
3. Swiss German (Rymann): variant of Reimann 1, 3.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)