Armin is a male

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and

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origin. In the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, Armin is popular among

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification of Amin, following a pattern similar to the modification of Anel to Arnel. This region also has a female equivalent: Armina. The name became especially popular in the region after the 2007 Croatian-Bosnian drama film

Armin Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European languages, Indo-European origin. In the Balkans, Armin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslavia, Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification of Amin (name), Amin, following a pat ...

History

Historical records of Armin as a forename appear independently from two different sources: * Germanic ** Armin is the modern form of

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

who was a German prince. He is mostly known for defeating the Roman army in

Battle of the Teutoburg Forest The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varus Disaster or Varian Disaster () by Ancient Rome, Roman historians, was a major battle fought between an alliance of Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire between September 8 and 11, 9&nbs ...

. The latinized name of "Arminius" itself comes form an ancient Germanic name that may have derived from elemental noun "ermen" which means "whole" or "universal" in essence. *

Iranic Iranian peoples, or Iranic peoples, are the collective ethnolinguistic groups who are identified chiefly by their native usage of any of the Iranian languages, which are a branch of the Indo-Iranian languages within the Indo-European langu ...

** Armin was son of Kai Kobad who is a fantastical character in the

Shahnameh The ''Shahnameh'' (, ), also transliterated ''Shahnama'', is a long epic poem written by the Persian literature, Persian poet Ferdowsi between and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 distichs or couple ...

book of poetry. He belonged to the

Kayanian dynasty The Kayanians (; also Kays, Kayanids, Kaianids, Kiyani, Kayani, or Kiani) are a legendary dynasty of Persian/Iranian tradition and folklore which supposedly ruled after the Pishdadians, each of whom held the title Kay (such as Kay Khosrow), me ...

Persian literature Persian literature comprises oral compositions and written texts in the Persian language and is one of the world's oldest literatures. It spans over two-and-a-half millennia. Its sources have been within Greater Iran including present-day ...

and mythology. ** Armin is the short form of "''Āriya-bṛdāna"'' whose hellenized name is Ariobarzanes. He was a Persian prince and satrap who fought against

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon (; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip ...

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, Germanic tribal leader who fought against the Romans *

Armin, Prince of Lippe Armin, Prince of Lippe (''Armin Leopold Ernst Bruno Heinrich Willa August Fürst zur Lippe''; 18 August 1924 – 20 August 2015, also in Detmold) was the fourth son of Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, from his second wife, Princess Anna of Ysenburg a ...

(1924–2015) *

Armin Aberle Armin Aberle (born 13 December 1960) is a German semiconductor scientist and full professor at the National University of Singapore in the field of photovoltaics and solar energy, particularly thin film solar cells. Aberle was born in Hausach, ...

(born 1960), German semiconductor scientist *

Armin Abron Armin Abron (born October 24, 1975, in Frankfurt, Germany) is a periodontist, who practices in Washington, D.C. He is also an adjunct assistant professor of periodontology at UNC School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill. Abron earned his Bachelor of ...

(born 1975), American periodontist *

Armin Alesevic Armin Alesevic (born 6 March 1994) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a centre back. Club career Born in Glarus, Alesevic is a youth exponent form FC Zurich. He made his Swiss Super League debut at 18 May 2013 against FC Luzern Fu ...

(born 1994), Swiss footballer of Bosnian descent *

Armin Andres Armin Andres (born 5 April 1959) is a former German former basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially bran ...

(born 1959), German basketball player *

Armin Assinger Armin Ignaz Assinger (born 7 June 1964) is a former Austrian Alpine skiing, Alpine skier and current host of the Die Millionenshow, Millionenshow and Domino Day. Biography Born in Graz (but growing up and living in Hermagor-Pressegger See, Herma ...

(born 1964), Austrian alpine skier *

Armin Bačinović Armin Bačinović (born 24 October 1989) is a Slovenian retired football midfielder who last played for Sambenedettese. Club career Early career in Slovenia Bačinović started his career at Železničar Maribor and was later transferred to N ...

(born 1989), Slovenian footballer * Armin Bauer (born 1990), Italian Nordic combined skier * Armin Baumgarten (born 1967), German sculptor and painter * Armin Baumgartner (born 1950), Swiss bobsledder * Armin Bittner (born 1964), German alpine skier * Armin von Bogdandy (born 1960), German legal scholar * Armin Bošnjak (born 1994), Montenegrin footballer * Armin Brott (born 1958), American author, columnist and radio host *

Armin Büchel Armin Büchel (born 15 July 1945) is a Liechtenstein judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially bran ...

(born 1945), Liechtenstein judoka * Armin von Büren (1928–2018), Swiss cyclist * Armin Ćerimagić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer * Armin B. Cremers (born 1946), German computer scientist * Armin Dahlen (1919–2013), Austrian actor * Armin Dassler (1929–1990), German businessman, CEO of Puma * Armin Delong (1925–2017), Czechoslovak physicist * Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), American astronomer and science fiction writer * Armin Đerlek (born 2000), Serbian footballer * Armin Eck (born 1964), German footballer and manager *

Armin Eichholz Armin Eichholz (born 21 May 1964) is a power plant manager and former competition rower from West Germany. Sports career Eichholz won two Olympic medals in the eight event: a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1992, and in 1991 he won a world title ...

(born 1964), German rower * Armin Emrich (born 1951), German handball player and coach *

Armin Faber ''Oberleutnant'' Armin Faber was a German ''Luftwaffe'' pilot in World War II who mistook the Bristol Channel for the English Channel and landed his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 (Fw 190) intact at RAF Pembrey in South Wales. His plane was the first Fw 190 t ...

, German World War II fighter pilot *

Armin Falk Armin Falk (born 18 January 1968) is a German economist. He has held a chair at the University of Bonn since 2003. Biography Education and career Falk studied economics as well as philosophy and history at the University of Cologne. In 1998 he o ...

(born 1968), German economist * Armin Franulic (1943–2021), Bolivian rally driver * Armin Frauscher (born 1994), Austrian luger * Armin Frieder (1911–1946), Slovak rabbi * Armin Garnreiter (born 1958), German archer * Armin Ganz (1948–1995), American designer * Armin von Gerkan (1885–1969), Baltic German classical archaeologist * Armin Gessert (1963–2009), German computer game developer * Armin Geus (born 1937), German medical historian * Armin Gigović (born 2002), Bosnian footballer * Armin Görtz (born 1959), German football player * Armin Grau (born 1959), German politician * Armin Gremsl (born 1994), Austrian footballer * Armin Gruen (born 1944), German geodesists * Armin Guhl (1907–1981), Swiss decathlete * Armin Hadipour (born 1994), Iranian taekwondo practitioner * Armin Hahne (born 1955), German racing driver * Armin-Paul Hampel (born 1957), German politician * Armin Hamzic (born 1993), Austrian footballer * Armin Hansen (1886–1957), American painter *

Armin Hary Armin Hary (; (born 22 March 1937) is a retired German sprinter who won the 1960 Olympic 100 meters dash. He was the first non-American to win the event since Percy Williams of Canada took the gold medal in 1928, the only German to ever win t ...

(born 1937), the first non-American to win the Olympic 100 m since 1928 * Armin Helfer (born 1980), Italian ice hockey player * Armin Hofer (born 1987), Italian ice hockey player * Armin Hofmann (1920–2020), Swiss graphic designer * Armin Jäger (born 1962), German footballer * Ármin Jamak (born 1993), Hungarian indie musician * Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor * Armin Karima, British actor * Armin Kellersberger (1838–1905), Swiss politician * Armin Kerer (born 1972), Italian javelin thrower *

Armin Kircher Armin Kircher (1966 – 12 October 2015) was an Austrian composer and conductor. Life Born in Kufstein, Austria, in 1966 Kircher grew up in Breitenbach am Inn and completed his ''matura'' in 1985 at the College Borrpmaeum in Salzburg Sa ...

(1966–2015), Austrian composer and conductor * Armin Knab (1881–1951), German composer and musical writer *

Armin Kogler Armin Kogler (born 4 September 1959) is an Austrian former ski jumper. Career After his surprise win at the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1979, Kogler set a new record in Planica (1981) with a leap of 180 meters. He won two World Cup overa ...

(born 1959), Austrian ski jumper * Armin Kõomägi (born 1969), Estonian writer and screenwriter * Armin Kraaz (born 1965), German football player and manager * Armin Kraeft (1909–2000), American football and baseball coach * Armin Kremer (born 1968), German rally driver * Armin Krings (born 1962), Luxembourgish footballer * Armin Krugel, Swiss nordic combined skier * Armin Landeck (1905–1984), American artist *

Armin Laschet Armin Laschet (; born 18 February 1961) is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 t ...

(born 1961), German politician * Armin D. Lehmann (1928–2008), German activist * Armin Lemme (1955–2021), East German discus thrower * Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer and educator * Armin K. Lobeck (1886–1958), American cartographer, geomorphologist and landscape artist * Armin Luistro (born 1961), Filipino religious brother and

Secretary of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

who is the father of the

K-12 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the world. ...

education in his country * Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born 1991), Iranian American figure skater * Armin Mahović (born 1991), Bosnian footballer * Armin Mahrt (1897–1961), American football player * Armin Mair (born 1977), Italian luger * Armin Maier (born 1997), Malaysian professional footballer * Armin Maiwald (born 1940), German television producer * Armin Mašović (born 1993), Austrian footballer * Armin Medosch (1962–2017), Austrian artist, curator, theorist and critic * Armin Meier (cyclist) (born 1969), Swiss cyclist * Armin Meier (actor) (1943–1978), German actor *

Armin Meiwes Armin Meiwes (; born 1 December 1961) is a German former computer repair technician who received international attention for murdering and cannibalising Bernd Brandes, whom he had found via the Internet as a voluntary victim, in March 2001. Aft ...

(born 1961), German Internet user who became known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal" * Armin Meyer (1907–?), Argentine rower * Armin H. Meyer (1914–2006), American diplomat * Armin Moczek (born 1969), German evolutionary biologist * Armin Mohler (1920–2003), Swiss far-right political philosopher *

Armin Mueller-Stahl Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 17 December 1930) is a retired German actor who also appeared in numerous English-language films since the 1980s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in ''Shine (1996 film), Sh ...

(born 1930), German film actor * Armin Mujakic (born 1995), Austrian footballer * Armin Muzaferija (born 1988), Bosnian singer * Armin Navabi (born 1983), Iranian-born ex-Muslim atheist and secular activist * Armin Niederer (born 1987), Swiss freestyle skier * Armin Öhri (born 1978), Liechtensteiner writer * Armin Öpik (1898–1983), Estonian paleontologist * Armin Baniaz Pahamin, Malaysian entrepreneur * Armin Andreas Pangerl (born 1965), German painter, author and exhibition maker * Armin Pavić (1844–1914), Croatian linguist * Armin Pfahl-Traughber (born 1963), German political scientist, sociologist and government official * Armin Pumpanmuang (born 1987), Thai Muay Thai kickboxer * Armin Purner, Austrian cyclist * Armin Reichel (born 1958), German footballer * Armin Reutershahn (born 1960), German football coach and manager * Armin Risi (born 1962), Swiss author * Armin Rohde (born 1955), German actor *

Armin Ronacher Armin Ronacher (born 10 May 1989) is an Austrian open source software programmer and the creator of the Flask web framework for Python. He is a frequent speaker at developer conferences and has a popular blog about software development and op ...

(born 1989), Austrian open source software programmer * Armin Rosencranz (born 1937), American lawyer and political scientist * Armin S., German stock trader * Armin Scheurer (1917–1990), Swiss athlete * Armin Schibler (1920–1986), Swiss composer * Armin Schlieps (1931–2005), Finnish-American archetier and luthier * Armin Scholz (born 1976), German bodybuilder and gym owner * Armin Schreiner (1874–1941), Jewish Croatian industrialist killed in the Holocaust * Armin Schuster (born 1961), German politician * Armin Schwarz (born 1963), German rally driver * Armin Schwarz (politician) (born 1968), German politician * Armin Schweizer (1892–1968), Swiss actor *

Armin Shimerman Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor known for his role as Quark (Star Trek), Quark the Ferengi in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, appearing as the character in all seven seasons of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1993–199 ...

(born 1949), American actor * Armin Sinančević (born 1996), Serbian shot putter * Armin Smajić (born 1964), Bosnian footballer and manager * Armin Sohrabian (born 1995), Iranian footballer * Armin Sowa (born 1959), German basketball player * Armin Steigenberger (born 1965), German poet and writer * Armin Stromberg (1910–2004), Russian chemist * Armin Suppan (born 1959), Austrian composer * Ármin Szabó-Székely (born 1987), Italian dramaturg * Armin Tanković (born 1990), Bosnian footballer *

Armin Tashakkori Armin Tashakori (, born 8 December 1986, in Hamedan) is an Iranian volleyball player who plays for Matin Varamin and Iran men's national volleyball team. Honours National team * Asian Championship ** 2013 Dubai * Asian Games ** 2014 Incheon ...

(born 1986), Iranian volleyball player * Armin Tehrany, American orthopaedic surgeon and assistant clinical professor * Armin Thurnher (born 1949), Austrian journalist * Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg (1870–1952), Austrian physiologist * Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), Hungarian explorer and writer * Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance music DJ and producer * Armin Veh (born 1961), German footballer and manager * Armin Vilas, Austrian bobsledder * Armin Vock (born 1952), Swiss gymnast * Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978), German soldier, writer, and political activist * Armin Weier (born 1956), German wrestler * Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German inorganic chemist and politician *

Armin Weyrauch Armin Weyrauch (born 22 January 1964) is a German rower. He finished 4th in the men's coxless four event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as B ...

(born 1964), German rower * Armin Wiebe (born 1948), Canadian writer * Armin Willingmann (born 1963), German politician * Armin Wirth (born 1971), German DJ, record producer and record label manager * Armin Wolf (born 1966), Austrian journalist and television anchor * Armin Wurm (born 1989), German ice hockey player *

Armin Zimmermann __NOTOC__ Armin Zimmermann (23 December 1917 – 30 November 1976) was a German admiral and Inspector General of the Bundeswehr from 1 April 1972 until 30 November 1976. He joined the Kriegsmarine in 1937. Awards *German Cross in Gold on 4 March ...

(1917–1976), German admiral *

Armin Zöggeler Armin Zöggeler OMRI (born 4 January 1974) is a retired Italian luger and double Olympic champion. He is one of the most successful men in the sport, nicknamed ''Il Cannibale'' ("The Cannibal"), for his notable series of victories, or ''The Iceb ...

(born 1974), Italian luger * Armin Haikal Hazim (born 2011), Malaysian footballer

Surname

* Albie Armin (born 2004), English footballer *

Emil Armin Emil Armin (1 April 1883 – 2 July 1971) was an American artist known for his use of vibrant color and brushwork. From the 1920s through his death in 1971, Armin maintained a high profile in Chicago's artistic community. Art critic Samuel Pu ...

(1883–1971), American artist * Jart Armin, cybersecurity expert * Mohsen Armin (born 1954), Iranian politician *

Robert Armin Robert Armin (c. 1568 – 1615) was an English actor, and member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600. Also a p ...

(–1615), English actor, member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men

Fictional characters

* Armin Arlert, supporting protagonist of the manga and anime ''

Attack on Titan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama. It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to a ...

'' * Armin Tamzarian, the real name of principal Seymour Skinner on ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

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