Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Middle English : From the meadow Boy name variations Lyman Lyman - 27% this year Masculine Rare Find out more Leyman Leyman 0 % this year Masculine Rare Find out more Family name origins & meanings English : from the Middle English personal name or nickname Lefman (see Lemon).Perhaps also an Americanized spelling of German Lehmann.