At a Glance
- Origin
- Uncertain, likely Germanic (surname used in Spanish)
- Pronunciation
- gooz-MAHN
Guzman is an uncertain, likely Germanic (surname used in Spanish) name. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Last Names As First Names.
Meaning & Origin of Guzman
Origin: uncertain, likely Germanic (surname used in Spanish).
A common claim: means 'good man' Actually: Guzmán is widely said to mean 'good man' (as if from Spanish 'buen hombre'), but that's a folk gloss layered onto a disputed Germanic surname; scholars don't agree on one definitive source meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Guzman
gooz-MAHNIPA /ɡuːzˈmɑːn/
Popularity of Guzman
Guzman doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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