Heřman

See also: Herman

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Heřman, from Old Czech heřman (“camomile”), from Medieval Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛr̝man]

Proper noun

Heřman m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herman

Declension

Declension of Heřman (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Heřman	Heřmané, Heřmani
genitive	Heřmana	Heřmanů
dative	Heřmanovi, Heřmanu	Heřmanům
accusative	Heřmana	Heřmany
vocative	Heřmane	Heřmané, Heřmani
locative	Heřmanovi, Heřmanu	Heřmanech
instrumental	Heřmanem	Heřmany

Related terms

• heřmánek

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣɛr̝man/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦɛr̝man/

Proper noun

Heřman m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Heřman (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Heřman	Heřmany	Heřmani, Heřmanové
genitive	Heřmana	Heřmanú	Heřmanóv
dative	Heřmanu, Heřmanovi	Heřmanoma	Heřmanóm
accusative	Heřmana	Heřmany	Heřmany
vocative	Heřmane	Heřmany	Heřmani, Heřmanové
locative	Heřmanu, Heřmanovi	Heřmanú	Heřmaniech
instrumental	Heřmanem	Heřmanoma	Heřmany

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Heřman”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění