Kalman קלמן comes from Kalonimos, which is derived from the Greek Kalos, and means Lovely, or Beauty (Kallos) Name (Onyma); the name, Kalonimos, was first recorded in the Talmud.
Kalman may be derived of the name Solomon (See Zalman).
Among Hungarian Jews, was often confused with Kálmán, a Hungarian name derived from Turkic kal To Remain, and meaning Remainder.
It is a protective name, which was given to infants to ward off evil and harmful spirits.
Kalman is also a German name, meaning Free Man, and is a variant of the English and French name Charles.
Variants:
* Calman
* Coleman
* Kalmen
* Kálmán
* Kalonimos
* Kolonymos
* Kloynemes
* Калманов