Fermin or Fermín is a surname and masculine given name, the Spanish form of
Firmin
Firmin is a French surname and masculine given name, from the Late Latin Firminus, a derivative of ''firmus'' meaning "firm" or "steadfast". The instruction of St Paul to "be steadfast in the faith" gave the name great popularity among early Chris ...
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Notable people include:
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Anna Fermin (born 1902), American folk/country singer and songwriter
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Cristy Fermin (born 1956), Filipino talk show host.
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Freddy Fermín (born 1995), Venezuelan baseball player
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Iamdra Fermín (born 1984), Dominican TV hostess, emcee, and actress
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Fermin Rocker (born 1907), British painter and book illustrator
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Fermín Cacho
Fermín Cacho Ruiz (born 16 February 1969) is a Spanish track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 1500m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the silver medal in the 1500m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
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(born 1969), Spanish track and field athlete
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Fermín IV (born 1974), Mexican rapper & pastor
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Fermín Toro (born 1806), Venezuelan humanist, politician, diplomat and author
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Fermín Tangüis (born 1851), Puerto Rican businessman, agriculturist and scientist
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Fermín Salvochea
Fermín Salvochea y Álvarez (1 March 1842, in Cádiz – 27 September 1907, in Cádiz) was a mayor of the city of Cádiz and a president of the province of Cádiz. He was one of the main propagators of anarchist thought in that area in the ...
(born 1842), former mayor of the city of
Cádiz
Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia.
Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...
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Fermín Trueba (born 1914), former Spanish cyclist
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Fermín Francisco de Carvajal-Vargas (born 1722), 1st Duke of San Carlos and Grandee of Spain
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Fermín Zanón Cervera (born 1875), Spanish zoologist
References
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Spanish masculine given names