Herman
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See also: Heřman
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English here (“army”) + man (“man”)[1] It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular. Compare the German equivalent Hermann.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːmən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝmən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪn
Proper noun[edit]
Herman (plural Hermans)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
given name
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References[edit]
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Herman m
- a male given name
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Herman
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Herman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Herman | Hermanit | ||
genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | ||
partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | ||
illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Herman | Hermanit | ||
accusative | nom. | Herman | Hermanit | |
gen. | Hermanin | |||
genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | ||
partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | ||
inessive | Hermanissa | Hermaneissa | ||
elative | Hermanista | Hermaneista | ||
illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | ||
adessive | Hermanilla | Hermaneilla | ||
ablative | Hermanilta | Hermaneilta | ||
allative | Hermanille | Hermaneille | ||
essive | Hermanina | Hermaneina | ||
translative | Hermaniksi | Hermaneiksi | ||
abessive | Hermanitta | Hermaneitta | ||
instructive | — | Hermanein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- Herman is the 582nd (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 306 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,289 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Norwegian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Swedish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Herman c (genitive Hermans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Anagrams[edit]
Vilamovian[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Herman m
- a male given name
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)mɪn
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Germanic languages
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- Finnish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Finnish terms derived from Russian
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ermɑn
- Rhymes:Finnish/ermɑn/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names
- Vilamovian lemmas
- Vilamovian proper nouns
- Vilamovian masculine nouns
- Vilamovian given names
- Vilamovian male given names