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Herman

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Herman at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“army”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈhɜːmən/, /ˈhɝmən/

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.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Herman mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "army".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).