Of Germanic origin, from nord ‘north’ + man ‘man’, i.e.
‘Norseman’. This name was in use in England before the Conquest,
and was reinforced by its use among the Norman invaders
themselves. The Normans were the inhabitants of Normandy in
northern France, whose name is a reference to the Vikings who
took control of the region in the 9th century. In the 11th and
12th centuries they achieved remarkable conquests, including not
only Britain but also Sicily, southern Italy, and Antioch. In
the Scottish Highlands it is used as the Anglicized equivalent
of Tormod.