Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Old English : Disciple Boy name variations Truesdale True Trueman How Popular Is The Name Truman Family name origins & meanings English (mainly East Midlands) : variant spelling of Trueman.Jewish (from Latvia) : habitational name for someone from a Latvian village, the Russian name of which is Trumany.Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Trumann, a variant of Trautmann. Famous people who gave their babies this name Rita Wilson Tom Hanks