Herman
See also: Heřman
English
Etymology
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. Confer the German equivalent Hermann.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪn
Proper noun
Herman (plural Hermans)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Derived terms
Translations
given name
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References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Herman m
- a male given name
Finnish
Etymology
From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name
Declension
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
Norwegian
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Swedish
Proper noun
Herman c (genitive Hermans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Anagrams
Vilamovian
Proper noun
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 pronunciation
- 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 pronunciation
- 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