Tasman

TAZ-muhn

Dutch, unknown

Tasman Origin and Meaning

The name Tasman is a boy's name.

When Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman became one of the first Europeans to find Australia, he gave his name to a sea and to an island. in turn some parents have chosen to honor their homeland by choosing this name for their child. Tasma is the feminine version.

Famous People Named Tasman

• Tasman Joseph McKee New Zealand chemist
• Tasman Forth pen name of Alexander Rud Mills, Australian Odinist author
• Tasman George Higgins Australian cinematographer
• Tasman Keith Australian musician
• Raymond Tasman Donoghue Australian tram driver posthumously awarded the George Cross
• Lindsay Tasman Ride Australian physiologist' 5th Vice Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong