# Parmet

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'''Parmet''' is a Jewish surname derived from the Yiddish word "''permentyon''" (פּערמענטיאָן), meaning parchment. It is most common in the [United States](/source/United_States), Eastern Europe, East Africa, [and the Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parmet Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History|url=https://forebears.io/surnames/parmet|website=forebears.io|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PARMET - parmet meaning - Jewish Genealogy|url=https://www.hebrewsurnames.com/PARMET|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.hebrewsurnames.com}}</ref> Notable people with the surname include:

* [Adalbert Parmet](/source/Adalbert_Parmet) (1830–1898), German professor and priest
* [Herbert S Parmet](/source/Herbert_Parmet) (1929''–''2017), American historian and author
* [Laurel Parmet](/source/Laurel_Parmet), American director
* [Phil Parmet](/source/Phil_Parmet) (born 1942), American cinematographer and father of the above
* [Robert Parmet](/source/Robert_Parmet) (born 1938), American professor
* [Simon Parmet](/source/Simon_Parmet) (1897''–''1969), Finnish composer
* [Wendy E. Parmet](/source/Wendy_E._Parmet), American author and professor of law.

== See also ==

* [Entry for Parmet](/source/wiktionary%3A%D7%A4%D6%BC%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%A2%D7%98) on [Wiktionary](/source/Wiktionary)

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Category:Surnames of Jewish origin
Category:Occupational surnames

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