"Herman" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɜːmən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɝmən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herman.wav Forms: Hermans [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪn Etymology: From 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. Compare the German equivalent Hermann. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|here||army}} Old English here (“army”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Hermans}} Herman (plural Hermans)
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (given name): হারম্যান (haromman) (Bengali), 赫爾曼 (Chinese Mandarin), 赫尔曼 (Hè'ěrmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Heřman [masculine] (Czech), Herman (Danish), Herman [masculine] (Dutch), Hermanni (Finnish), Armand [masculine] (French), Hermann [masculine] (German), Αρμάνδος (Armándos) [masculine] (Greek), Eerimaat (Greenlandic), Herman (Hungarian), Armand (Hungarian), Hermann (Icelandic), Ármann (Icelandic), Ermanno [masculine] (Italian), Armando [masculine] (Italian), Arminius [masculine] (Latin), Hermanis [masculine] (Latvian), Herman (Norwegian), Armando [masculine] (Portuguese), Hermano [masculine] (Portuguese), Ге́рман (Gérman) [masculine] (Russian), Armando [masculine] (Spanish), Herman (Swedish), Ге́рман (Hérman) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Herman-en-name-esvibhbL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'given name': 94 6
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Herman-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Hariman, Harriman, Herman ring, Herriman

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "Gérman",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ге́рман"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Armando"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Herman"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Hérman",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ге́рман"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Herman"
}

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