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