Ferman (name)

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