Ferman is a German surname and a Turkish given name. The surname is a variation of Fehrmann, meaning "ferryman". The given name is derived from the Turkish word for "edict", borrowed from the Persian Farmaan or Fermaan (Persian: فرمان farmân).
Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Edward L. Ferman (born 1937), American writer and publisher
- James Ferman (1930–2002), American film and theatre director
- Joseph W. Ferman (1906–1974), Lithuanian-American science fiction publisher
- Risa Vetri Ferman (born 1965), American lawyer
Given name:
- Ferman Akgül (born 1979), Turkish songwriter
- Fermán Cienfuegos, Salvadoran communist
- Farman Salmanov, Soviet geologist
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