Herman
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See also: Heřman
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːmən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝmən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mɪn
Proper noun
Herman (countable and uncountable, plural Hermans)
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Craighead County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in L'Anse Township, Baraga County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
- A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
- An unincorporated community in Summit Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
Translations
given name
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See also
References
- ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Herman m
- a male given name
Finnish
Etymology
From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Herman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Herman | Hermanit | |
| genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | |
| partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | |
| illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Herman | Hermanit | |
| accusative | nom. | Herman | Hermanit |
| gen. | Hermanin | ||
| genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | |
| partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | |
| inessive | Hermanissa | Hermaneissa | |
| elative | Hermanista | Hermaneista | |
| illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | |
| adessive | Hermanilla | Hermaneilla | |
| ablative | Hermanilta | Hermaneilta | |
| allative | Hermanille | Hermaneille | |
| essive | Hermanina | Hermaneina | |
| translative | Hermaniksi | Hermaneiksi | |
| abessive | Hermanitta | Hermaneitta | |
| instructive | — | Hermanein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Related terms
Statistics
- Herman is the 582nd (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 306 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,289 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Herman
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Swedish
Proper noun
Herman c (genitive Hermans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herman
Anagrams
Vilamovian
Proper noun
Herman m
- a male given name