Herman is masculine

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, from an ancient

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are als ...

consisting of the elements '' harja-'' "army" and '' mann-'' "man". Hermine is the feminine form of ''Herman''. It is first recorded in the 8th century, in the forms ''Hariman'', ''Heriman'', ''Hairman'', ''Herman''. It regained popularity in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, particularly in the United States amongst German Americans.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ''Herman'' remains widely used in Dutch. Variant forms include

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

'' Hermann'',

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

'' Armand'', Italian and Iberian ''

Armando Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

'', Italian '' Ermanno''. Herman has also been in use as a German surname since the 16th century. The name of ''

Arminius Arminius ( 18/17 BC – 21 AD) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, in which three Roman legions under the command of ge ...

'', the 1st-century leader of the

Cherusci The Cherusci were a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany in the area of the Weser River and present-day Hanover during the first centuries BC and AD. Roman sources reported they considered themse ...

, became identified with the name ''Hermann'' in German historiography in the early modern period; thus, Arminius is traditionally known as ''Hermann der Cheruskerfürst'' in German. The name of ''Arminius'' is in fact from a stem '' ermen-'' "strong". Conflation of this element with the name ''Herman'' may indeed date to the medieval period, via variant forms such as ''Ermin, Ermen, Erman, Ermanno'', feminine ''Ermina, Ermana, Hirmina, Hermena''.

Middle Ages

* Herman I (archbishop of Cologne) (d. 924) * Herman I, Duke of Swabia (d. 949) * Hermann Billung Duke of Saxony (d. 973) * Herman II, Duke of Swabia (d. 1003) *

Herman III, Duke of Swabia Hermann III (c.994/995 - April 1, 1012) was a member of the Conradine dynasty. He was Duke of Swabia from 1003 until 1012. Life Hermann was the son of Herman II, Duke of Swabia and his wife Gerberga of Burgundy, daughter of Conrad I of Burgundy. He ...

(d. 1012) * Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (d. 1038) * Herman II (archbishop of Cologne) (d. 1056) * Hermann of Reichenau (1013–1064) * Herman (bishop of Salisbury), bishop of Ramsbury, Sherborne and Salisbury (d. 1078) * Hermann of Salm (d. 1088) *

Herman the Archdeacon Herman the Archdeacon (also Hermann the Archdeacon and Hermann of Bury, born before 1040, died late 1090s) was a member of the household of Herfast, Bishop of East Anglia, in the 1070s and 1080s. Thereafter, he was a monk of Bury St Edmunds ...

, hagiographer, d. 1090s *

Herman II, Margrave of Baden Hermann II of Baden (c. 1060 – 7 October 1130) was the first to use the title Margrave of Baden, after the family seat at Castle Hohenbaden. This castle is in the present day town of Baden-Baden. Life Hermann was the son of Hermann I of Bade ...

(d. 1130) * Herman van Horne (d. 1156), bishop of Utrecht *

Herman of Carinthia Herman of Carinthia (1105/1110 – after 1154), also called Hermanus Dalmata or Sclavus Dalmata, Secundus, by his own words born in the "heart of Istria", was a philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician and translator of Arabic works int ...

(ca. 1100–ca. 1160), Benedictine scholar * Herman Joseph of Cologne (1150–1243) *

Hermannus Alemannus Hermannus Alemannus (Latin for Herman the German) translated Arabic philosophy, Arabic philosophical works into Latin. He worked at the Toledo School of Translators around the middle of the thirteenth century (from approximately 1240 to 1256) and i ...

, Herman the German, 13th-century translator * Hermann von Münster (d. 1392), master glassmaker *

Hermann II, Count of Celje Hermann II ( sl, Herman; early 1360s – 13 October 1435), Count of Celje, was a Styrian prince and magnate, most notable as the faithful supporter and father-in-law of the Hungarian king and Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg. Hermann's ...

(1365–1435) * Herman of Valaam, saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and founder of the Valaam Monastery in Karelia (date unknown, 10th to 15th centuries)

Early Modern

* Hermann of Wied, archbishop of Cologne (1477–1552) * Herman de Lynden (1547–1603), Belgian military commander in the Eighty Years' War * Catharina Herman (died after 1604), Dutch war heroine *

Jobst Herman, Count of Lippe Jobst Herman of Lippe-Biesterfeld (9 February 1625 in Detmold – 6 July 1678 in Biesterfeld) was a titular Count of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg. Early life He was the son of Count Simon VII from 1587 to 1627) from his marriage to Co ...

(1625–1678), German noble * Herman Boerhaave (1668–1738), Dutch botanist * Herman of Alaska (1756–1837), Russian missionary to Alaska

Modern

The name Herman was popular in the United States during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, consistently ranking between 55 and 44 throughout the 1880–1914 period. Beginning with World War I, the name's popularity entered a steady decline for the remainder of the twentieth century, falling below rank 1,000 in the year 2000. *

Herman (Aav) Herman Aav (2 September 1878 Hellamaa, Estonia – 14 January 1961 Kuopio, Finland) was an Estonian Orthodox bishop who served from 1925 to 1960 as archbishop of the Finnish Orthodox Church The Orthodox Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen ortod ...

, (1878–1961), head of the Orthodox Church of Finland * Herman (Swaiko) (born 1931), former head of the Orthodox Church in America * Herman M. Albert (1901–1947), American lawyer and politician * Herman D. Aldrich (1801–1880), American businessman *

Herman Barron Herman Barron (December 23, 1909 – June 11, 1978) was an American professional golfer best known for being the first Jewish golfer to win a PGA Tour event. Biography Barron was born in Port Chester, New York. He was one of barely a dozen pr ...

(1909–1978), American professional golfer * Herman Berendsen (1934–2019), Dutch chemist * Herman Berlinski (1910–2001), German-born American composer and conductor * Herman Bouma (born 1934), Dutch vision researcher and gerontechnologist *

Herman Cain Herman Cain (December 13, 1945July 30, 2020) was an American businessman and Tea Party movement activist within the Republican Party. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Cain grew up in Georgia and graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor's d ...

(1945–2020), American businessman, talk show host, and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination *

Herman Dreer Herman H. Dreer (1888–1981) was an American academic administrator, educator, educational reformer, activist, author, editor, Baptist minister, and civil rights leader. He is best known for writing curriculum and programming for teaching African ...

(1888–1981), American academic administrator, educational reformer and activist, author, editor, minister, and civil rights leader * Herman Edwards (born 1954), known as Herm Edwards, American football player and coach *

Herman Becker Fast Herman Becker Fast (May 19, 1887 – December 20, 1938) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician. Fast was born in a Mennonite farming family in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnesota. He lived with his wife and family in Butt ...

(1887-1938), American businessman, farmer, politician *

Herman Goldstein Herman Goldstein (December 8, 1931 – January 24, 2020) was an American criminologist and legal scholar known for developing the problem-oriented policing model. He was Professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he began teaching ...

(1939–2020), American criminologist *

Herman Goldstine Herman Heine Goldstine (September 13, 1913 – June 16, 2004) was a mathematician and computer scientist, who worked as the director of the IAS machine at Princeton University's Institute for Advanced Study and helped to develop ENIAC, th ...

(1913–2004), American mathematician and computer scientist * Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906), German-born American Jewish businessman *

Herman Johannes Herman Johannes (28 May 1912 – 17 October 1992) was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for Higher Education from 19 ...

(1912–1992), Indonesian professor, scientist and politician *

Herman José Hermann José von Krippahl , known as Herman José (born 19 March 1954), is a Portuguese-born German comedian, television host, actor and musician. He is best known for his numerous TV shows and comedy sketches. Starting his career in the mid- ...

(born 1954), Portuguese showman, singer and comedian * Herman Leenders (born 1960), Flemish writer and poet * Herman Li (李康敏 ''Lǐ Kāng Mǐn'', born 1976), Chinese musician * Herman Lieberman (1870–1941), Polish lawyer and politician * Herman Long (disambiguation), multiple people *

Herman Francis Mark Herman Francis Mark (May 3, 1895, Vienna – April 6, 1992, Austin, Texas) was an Austrian-American chemist regarded for his contributions to the development of polymer science. Mark's x-ray diffraction work on the molecular structure of fibers ...

(1895–1992), Austrian-American chemist * Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953), American screenwriter *

Herman Melville Herman Melville ( born Melvill; August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are '' Moby-Dick'' (1851); '' Typee'' (1846), a ...

(1819–1891), American novelist *

Herman A. Metz Herman August Metz (October 19, 1867 – May 17, 1934) was a German American, German-American businessman and politician who served as United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York and New York City ...

(1867–1934), German-born -American U.S. Representative from New York and New York City Comptroller and businessman * Herman Miller (Wisconsin politician) (1833–1922), American politician *

Herman Miller (writer) Herman Miller (November 10, 1919 – April 18, 1999) was a Hollywood film writer and producer. Biography Miller was born on November 10th, 1919 in New York City, to Morris Miller (1871-1947) and Esther Booke (1881-1933). He was of Polish Jewish ...

(1919–1999), American screenwriter and film producer * Herman Redemeijer (1930–2020), Dutch politician * Herman Salmon (1913–1980), American barnstormer, air racer, and test pilot * Herman Leonard de Silva (1928–2009), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations * Herman Stump (1837–1917), American politician * Herman Suselbeek (born 1943), Dutch rower *

Herman Terrado Herman Terrado (born September 27, 1989) is a professional mixed martial artist from Guam currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Terrado has also formerly competed for Strikeforce and the Professio ...

(born 1989), Guam-born American mixed martial artist *

Herman van Bekkum Herman van Bekkum (26 September 1932 – 30 November 2020) was a Dutch organic chemist. He was professor of Catalysis in Organic Chemistry between 1971 and 1998 at Delft University of Technology. He served as rector magnificus of the university ...

(born 1932), Dutch chemist * Herman Van der Wee (born 1928), Belgian economic historian * Herman van Praag (born 1929), Dutch psychiatrist *

Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (born 26 August 1948) is a Brazilian chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE in 1978. Van Riemsdijk was also granted the title of International Arbiter in 1981. Born in Tiel, the Neth ...

(born 1948), Brazilian chess player * Herman Van Rompuy (born 1947), Belgian politician, first President of the European Council * Herman Van Springel (born 1943), Belgian cyclist * Herman van Veen (born 1945), Dutch stage performer, actor, musician, singer/songwriter and author *

Herman Vedel Herman Vedel (1 March 1875 – 1 December 1948) was a Denmark, Danish painter. He was the leading Danish portraitist of his time. One of his most well-known works is ''Negotiating the 1915 Constitution'' which features prominently in Christiansbo ...

(1875–1948), Danish painter * Herman Wirth (1885–1981), Dutch-German lay historian and scholar *

Herman Wouk Herman Wouk ( ; May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019) was an American author best known for historical fiction such as ''The Caine Mutiny'' (1951) for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. His other major works include ''The Winds of War'' and ...

(1915–2019), American author * Herman Zetterberg (1904–1963), Swedish jurist and politician ; Stage name * Peter Noone (born 1947), English singer-songwriter and actor, stage name Herman as leader of the pop group Herman's Hermits

Fictional characters

* Herman, a bug in the Disney segment ''

Mickey and the Beanstalk ''Fun and Fancy Free'' is a 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film produced by Walt Disney and released on September 27, 1947 by RKO Radio Pictures. It is the ninth Disney animated feature film and the fourth of the package films th ...

'' * Herman Hermann, a one-armed character from the American television sitcom ''The Simpsons'' * Herman Munster, from American television sitcom ''The Munsters'' * Herman Melleville, a monster from '' Doug's 1st Movie'' * Herman I Vermin, a character created by American cartoonist Marc Hempel * Herman Toothrot, from LucasArts' ''Monkey Island'' * Herman Brooks, the titular character of the American television sitcom ''

Herman's Head ''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touch ...

'' * Colonel Herman Dietrich, from ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark'' * Herman the mouse, created by American animation studio Famous Studios (a.k.a. Paramount Cartoon Studios) * Herman Schultz aka Shocker, from Marvel Comics

As a surname

Variants include ''Herrmann, Herrman, Herman, Hermann, Hermanns''

Disambiguation lists

* Edward Herman (disambiguation) * Robert Herman (disambiguation) * Tom Herman (disambiguation)

Early modern

* Nikolaus Herman (c.1500–1561), German cantor and hymn writer *

Augustine Herman Augustine Herman, First Lord of Bohemia Manor (Czech: Augustin Heřman, c. 1621 – September 1686) was a Bohemian explorer, merchant and cartographer who lived in New Amsterdam and Cecil County, Maryland. In the employment of Cecil Calvert, 2nd ...

(1621–1686), Bohemian explorer of North America * Jakob Hermann (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician

Modern

Arthur L. Herman Arthur L. Herman (born 1956) is an American popular historian. He currently serves as a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. Biography Herman's father Arthur L. Herman, a scholar of Sanskrit, was a professor of philosophy at the University of Wisco ...

(born 1956), American historian *

Babe Herman Floyd Caves "Babe" Herman (June 26, 1903 – November 27, 1987) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder between and , most prominently as a member of the Brooklyn Dodg ...

(1903–1987), Major League Baseball right fielder *

Billy Herman William Jennings Bryan Herman (July 7, 1909 – September 5, 1992) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the 1930s and 1940s. Known for his stellar defense and consistent batting, Herman still holds many ...

(1909–1992), Major League Baseball second baseman *

David Herman David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was an original cast member on '' MADtv'' from 1995 to 1997, and played Michael Bolton in ''Office Space''. He has done voice-over work in hundreds of episodes of '' ...

(born 1967), American actor * Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano *

Faithe Herman Faithe Herman (born December 27, 2007) is an American actress, best known for her work in ''This Is Us'' (2016) and '' Shazam!'' (2019). Career After appearing as Annie Pearson in the 2016 television show ''This Is Us'', Herman landed her firs ...

, American actress *

Hanna Herman Hanna Mykolaivna Herman ( uk, Га́нна Микола́ївна Ге́рман) (born 24 April 1959; Lviv region,

(born 1959), Ukrainian state and political activist * Henry Herman, pen name of Henry Heydrac D'Arco (1832–1894), English dramatist and novelist *

Jerry Herman Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyrici ...

(1931–2019), American composer *

Josef Herman Josef Herman (3 January 1911 – 19 February 2000), was a highly regarded Polish-British painter who influenced contemporary art, particularly in the United Kingdom. He was part of a generation of central and eastern European Jewish refuge ...

(1911–2000), Polish-British painter *

Louis Herman Louis Herman (April 16, 1930 – August 3, 2016) was an American marine biologist. He was a researcher of dolphin sensory abilities, dolphin cognition, and humpback whales. He was professor in the Department of Psychology and a cooperating facu ...

(1930–2016), American marine biologist *

M. Justin Herman M. Justin Herman (1909–1971) was an American public administrator. From 1951 to 1959 he was head of the regional office of the Housing and Home Finance Agency in San Francisco, California. From 1959 until his death in 1971, he was the Executive ...

(1909–1971), American public administrator; Executive Director of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency * Oskar Herman (1886–1974), Croatian painter *

Robin Herman Robin Cathy Herman (November 24, 1951 – February 1, 2022) was an American writer and journalist. She was the first female sports journalist for ''The New York Times''. Herman had a successful and eclectic career, ranging from sports writing to ...

(1951-2022), American sports journalist * Róża Herman (1902–1995), Polish chess master * Vilim Herman (born 1949), Croatian university professor, politician and former representative in the Croatian Parliament * Woody Herman (1913–1987), American jazz clarinetist and big band leader * Yaron Herman (born 1981), Israeli jazz pianist

Fictional characters

* Pee-wee Herman, played by Paul Reubens * Gunther Hermann, from the computer game '' Deus Ex'' *Herman Carter/The Doctor, from the horror game ''Dead by Daylight''

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