See also: Heřman

English

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Etymology

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From Old English here (army) + man (man)[1] 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.

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Herman (plural Hermans)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Herman

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herman

Dutch

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Herman m

  1. a male given name

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhermɑn/, [ˈhe̞rmɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ermɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Her‧man

Proper noun

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Herman

  1. a male given name

Declension

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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.
Possessive forms of Herman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermanini Hermanini
accusative nom. Hermanini Hermanini
gen. Hermanini
genitive Hermanini Hermanieni
partitive Hermaniani Hermanejani
inessive Hermanissani Hermaneissani
elative Hermanistani Hermaneistani
illative Hermaniini Hermaneihini
adessive Hermanillani Hermaneillani
ablative Hermaniltani Hermaneiltani
allative Hermanilleni Hermaneilleni
essive Hermaninani Hermaneinani
translative Hermanikseni Hermaneikseni
abessive Hermanittani Hermaneittani
instructive
comitative Hermaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermanisi Hermanisi
accusative nom. Hermanisi Hermanisi
gen. Hermanisi
genitive Hermanisi Hermaniesi
partitive Hermaniasi Hermanejasi
inessive Hermanissasi Hermaneissasi
elative Hermanistasi Hermaneistasi
illative Hermaniisi Hermaneihisi
adessive Hermanillasi Hermaneillasi
ablative Hermaniltasi Hermaneiltasi
allative Hermanillesi Hermaneillesi
essive Hermaninasi Hermaneinasi
translative Hermaniksesi Hermaneiksesi
abessive Hermanittasi Hermaneittasi
instructive
comitative Hermaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermanimme Hermanimme
accusative nom. Hermanimme Hermanimme
gen. Hermanimme
genitive Hermanimme Hermaniemme
partitive Hermaniamme Hermanejamme
inessive Hermanissamme Hermaneissamme
elative Hermanistamme Hermaneistamme
illative Hermaniimme Hermaneihimme
adessive Hermanillamme Hermaneillamme
ablative Hermaniltamme Hermaneiltamme
allative Hermanillemme Hermaneillemme
essive Hermaninamme Hermaneinamme
translative Hermaniksemme Hermaneiksemme
abessive Hermanittamme Hermaneittamme
instructive
comitative Hermaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermaninne Hermaninne
accusative nom. Hermaninne Hermaninne
gen. Hermaninne
genitive Hermaninne Hermanienne
partitive Hermanianne Hermanejanne
inessive Hermanissanne Hermaneissanne
elative Hermanistanne Hermaneistanne
illative Hermaniinne Hermaneihinne
adessive Hermanillanne Hermaneillanne
ablative Hermaniltanne Hermaneiltanne
allative Hermanillenne Hermaneillenne
essive Hermaninanne Hermaneinanne
translative Hermaniksenne Hermaneiksenne
abessive Hermanittanne Hermaneittanne
instructive
comitative Hermaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hermaninsa Hermaninsa
accusative nom. Hermaninsa Hermaninsa
gen. Hermaninsa
genitive Hermaninsa Hermaniensa
partitive Hermaniaan
Hermaniansa
Hermanejaan
Hermanejansa
inessive Hermanissaan
Hermanissansa
Hermaneissaan
Hermaneissansa
elative Hermanistaan
Hermanistansa
Hermaneistaan
Hermaneistansa
illative Hermaniinsa Hermaneihinsa
adessive Hermanillaan
Hermanillansa
Hermaneillaan
Hermaneillansa
ablative Hermaniltaan
Hermaniltansa
Hermaneiltaan
Hermaneiltansa
allative Hermanilleen
Hermanillensa
Hermaneilleen
Hermaneillensa
essive Hermaninaan
Hermaninansa
Hermaneinaan
Hermaneinansa
translative Hermanikseen
Hermaniksensa
Hermaneikseen
Hermaneiksensa
abessive Hermanittaan
Hermanittansa
Hermaneittaan
Hermaneittansa
instructive
comitative Hermaneineen
Hermaneinensa
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Statistics

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  • 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

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Proper noun

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Herman

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herman

Swedish

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Herman c (genitive Hermans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herman

Anagrams

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Vilamovian

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Proper noun

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Herman m

  1. a male given name