Edelmann

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Edelmann (“nobleman”). Doublet of Edelman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛdəlmən/, /ˈeɪdəlmən/

Proper noun

Edelmann (plural Edelmanns)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Edelmann is the 35016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 644 individuals. Edelmann is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Edelmann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 511.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German edelman, from Old High German edilman. Equivalent to edel (“noble, gallant”) +‎ Mann (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeː.dl̩.ˌman/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Edelmann m (strong, genitive Edelmannes or Edelmanns, plural Edelmänner or Edelleute, feminine Edelfrau)

1. nobleman, noble

Declension

Declension of Edelmann [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Edelmann	die	Edelmänner, Edelleute
genitive	eines	des	Edelmannes, Edelmanns	der	Edelmänner, Edelleute
dative	einem	dem	Edelmann, Edelmanne1	den	Edelmännern, Edelleuten
accusative	einen	den	Edelmann	die	Edelmänner, Edelleute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → English: Edelmann, Edelman