Hoffman
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Hoffman
Where it comes from
Anglicised from German Hoffmann, an occupational surname referring to the owner or manager of a piece of land.
proper noun Hoffmans
- A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin. Graphs with diameter d and girth 2d#43;1 are known as Moore graphs. They were introduced by Hoffman and Singleton in a paper that can be viewed as one of the prime sources of algebraic graph theory.
- A village in Clinton County, Illinois.
- A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- A town in Richmond County, North Carolina.
- A town in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
- A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hoffmann, huffman, norma, unctad, hofmann, hofman, hoffenberg, hoffmaster, hoffler, hoffmeister, hoffner, hoffarth, hoffmeyer, hoffert, hoffa, kauffman
Translations
Talk about this word "Hoffman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hoffman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Hoffman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hoffman "Hoffman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hoffman.Cite this
@misc{hoffman_2026,
title = {Hoffman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoffman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
