"Herman" meaning in English

See Herman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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)
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  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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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Herman"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Armando"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hermano"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "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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