Herman

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Pronounced： [ HUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch) ]
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Usage：English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History：

Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man". It was introduced to England by the Normans, died out, and was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. It was borne by a 18th-century Russian missionary to Alaska who is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church. Another famous bearer was Herman Melville (1819-1891), the author of 'Moby-Dick'.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Hariman, Herman, Hermanus

DANISH: Herman

DUTCH: Herman, Hermanus

ENGLISH: Herman

FINNISH: Hermanni

FRENCH: Armand

GERMAN: Hermann

ICELANDIC: Ármann

ITALIAN: Armando, Ermanno

NORWEGIAN: Herman

PORTUGUESE: Armando

RUSSIAN: German

SLOVENE: Herman

SPANISH: Armando

SWEDISH: Herman

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

DUTCH: Harm, Mannes

LIMBURGISH: Maan

FEMININE FORMS

FRENCH: Hermine

GERMAN: Hermine

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Arminius

ENGLISH: Harmon

GERMAN: Armin