Berman

Berman is a surname that may be derived from the Yiddish phrase בער מאַן meaning "Bear man." Some examples of the name are:

• Berman and Company, Washington DC-based public affairs firm
• Berman v. Parker
• Neuberger Berman, American investment management firm
• Robinson, Silverman, Pearce, Aronsohn, and Berman, New York-based law firm
• Neuberger Berman, New York-based investment management firm

Berman is the surname of:

• Abba Berman, Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
• Adolf Berman, Polish-Israeli activist and politician
• Antoine Berman, French translator and theorist of translation
• Bart Berman, Dutch-Israeli pianist
• Bob Berman, American astronomer
• Boris Berman, Russian-Israeli-American pianist
• Bruce Berman, American film producer
• Chris Berman, American sportscaster
• David Berman, American poet and vocalist
• David Berman, Canadian graphic designer
• David Berman, American mobster
• Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein, American politician
• Eugène Berman (1899–1972), Russian painter
• Gail Berman, American manager in the movie industry
• Harold J. Berman (1918–2007), American professor of law
• Helen Berman, Israeli painter
• Helen M. Berman, American chemistry professor
• Howard Berman, American politician
• Ilan Berman, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
• Jakub Berman, Communist politician in Poland
• Julius Berman, American lawyer and rabbi
• Karel Berman, Czech vocalist and composer
• Laura Berman, American sex therapist and educator
• Lazar Berman, Russian pianist
• Len Berman, American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author
• Leo Berman, Texas politician
• Léonide Berman (1896–), Russian painter
• Lyle Berman, American poker player
• Marshall Berman, American academic
• Matvei Berman, Russian, Head of the GULAG 1932-1937
• Morris Berman, American historian
• Nechemia Berman, Chief Rabbi of Uruguay
• Otto Berman, American accountant
• Paul Berman, American writer
• Rick Berman, American television producer
• Richard Berman, American corporate lobbyist
• Rodney Berman, Welsh local government politician
• Sanford Berman, American librarian
• Saul Berman, American Orthodox rabbi and educator
• Serena Berman, American actress
• Shanik Berman, Mexican journalist and entertainer
• Shelley Berman, American entertainer
• Simon Berman, Dutch mayor
• Steve Berman, American writer
• Thijs Berman, Dutch politician
• Wallace Berman, American artist