Kerman

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Iran, the seat of Kerman County's Central District and the capital of Kerman Province.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A city in Fresno County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    A county of Iran, around the city.
  5. 5
    A province of Iran.
Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional kind of Persian carpet.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian کرمان (kermân).

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Etymology 4

From a combination of the surnames of the two men who acquired the property of a local water supply, namely William G. Kerckhoff and Jacob Mansar.

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