Herman

See also Heřman

English

Etymology

Old English here (“army”) + man (“man”) It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular. Confer the German equivalent Hermann

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name.

Translations

given name

Czech: Heřman (cs) Danish: Herman (da) Dutch: Herman (nl) Finnish: Hermanni (fi) French: Armand (fr) German: Hermann (de) Greenlandic: Eerimaat (kl)

Hungarian: Herman (hu), Armand (hu) Icelandic: Ármann (is), Hermann (is) Italian: Ermanno (it), Armando (it) Latvian: Hermanis (lv) m. Norwegian: Herman (no) Spanish: Armando (es) Swedish: Herman (sv)

Anagrams

• Mehran

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Danish

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.

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Dutch

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name

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Finnish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Герман.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhermɑn/
• Hyphenation: Her‧man

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name.

Declension

Declension of Herman (type risti) singular plural nominative Herman Hermanit genitive Hermanin Hermanien partitive Hermania Hermaneja accusative Herman Hermanin Hermanit inessive Hermanissa Hermaneissa elative Hermanista Hermaneista illative Hermaniin Hermaneihin adessive Hermanilla Hermaneilla ablative Hermanilta Hermaneilta allative Hermanille Hermaneille essive Hermanina Hermaneina translative Hermaniksi Hermaneiksi instructive – Hermanein abessive Hermanitta Hermaneitta comitative – Hermaneineen

Related terms

• (given names) Herkko, Hermanni, Manne
• (surnames) Härmä, Manninen, Mannila

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Herman

1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.