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Lyman

American  
[lahy-muhn] / ˈlaɪ mən /

noun

  1. a male given name.


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Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reverend Lyman Granger told his dear friend, Reverend Lemuel Clark, that three local sisters were helping him speak to his daughter, Harriet.

From Literature

And Lemuel worried about Lyman’s sanity.

From Literature

So, when Lyman invited him for a visit, the concerned Lemuel was quick to accept.

From Literature

Lemuel knew Lyman, his wife and daughter; but the rest of the company were strangers, including Mr. Calvin Brown, Mrs. Leah Fish, her daughter Lizzie, and Mrs. Fox with her daughter Kate.

From Literature