Hi
Claire!
Lipman is a variant of Liebman.
„Lipman is a ‘kinnui’ of
Eliezer.
Eliezer was often associated with the
German name
Gottlieb.
Gottlieb was shortened to Lieb, which was in turn lengthened to Liebman or Lipman“ (Kaganoff, Benzion, C., 1978: A dictionary of Jewish names and their history.
London & Henley, p. 172)
But it may also be a substitute for
LEVI and even for
Philipp.
Andy ;—)