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English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann). Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man newcomer’ for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann Swedish Nyman Polish Nowak Czech or Slovak Novák Slovenian Croatian or Serbian Novak .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022