Kálmán is an ancient Germanic origin Hungarian surname and male given name.
Outside Hungary, the name occurs sometimes in the form Kalman.
It was derived from the Germanic name: Koloman, Coloman or Kolman.
The Yiddish and Hungarian names are a convergence with separate origins (the Yiddish name first appearing in the Rhineland in the middle ages with the famed Kalonymos family).
People with the name Kalman or Kálmán include: