Gherman is the Romanian-language variant of the Slavic
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
**Ger ...
; as such, it is used an alternative name for the ''
Caloian
''Caloian'' (also ''Calian(i)'', ''Caloiță'', ''Scaloian'', ''Gherman'', or ''Iene'') was a rainmaking and fertility rite in Romania, similar in some ways to ''Dodola''. Its namesake is a clay effigy, whose sculpting, funeral, exhumation, and e ...
'' ritual, corresponding to the
South Slavic god. It may also refer to:
Places
* Gherman, a village in
Bicaz-Chei
Bicaz-Chei ( hu, Almásmező) is a commune in Neamț County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bicaz-Chei, Bârnadu (''Bernádtelep''), Gherman and Ivaneș (''Iványos''). Bicaz-Chei is one of three communes in Neamț County (most of which ...
Commune, Neamț County, Romania
* Gherman, a village in
Jamu Mare
Jamu Mare ( hu, Nagyzsám; german: Großscham, formerly ''Freudenthal''; sr, Велики Жам, Veliki Žam) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Clopodia ( hu, Klopódia; german: Klopodia; cs, Klopodie), Fer ...
Commune, Timiș County, Romania
* Gherman, a village in
Sculeni Commune, Ungheni district, Moldova
People
Given name
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Gherman Pântea
Gherman Vasile Pântea (; surname also spelled Pîntea; russian: Герман Васильевич Пынтя, translit=German Vasilyevich Pyntya; uk, Герман Васильович Пинтя, translit=Herman Vasylyovich Pyntia; May 13, 1894 ...
(1894–1968), a Romanian politician
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Gherman Titov (1935–2000), a Soviet cosmonaut
Surname
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Cosmin Gherman
Cosmin Gherman (born 25 April 1984), is a Romanian futsal player
Player may refer to:
Role or adjective
* Player (game), a participant in a game or sport
** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games
** Athlete, a player in sports
** Player ...
(born 1984), a Romanian futsal player
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Diomid Gherman
Diomid Gherman (April 10, 1928 in Bocșa – April 19, 2014 in Chișinău, Moldova) was a professor and researcher from Moldova and a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova. He was a leader of the Democratic Forum of Rom ...
(1928–2014), a Moldovan physician
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Marius Gherman (born 1967), a Romanian artistic gymnast
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Oliviu Gherman
Oliviu Gherman (26 April 1930–11 August 2020) was a Romanian physicist, politician, university professor, and diplomat.
Born in 1930 in Sânmihaiu de Sus village, Turda County (now part of Mihai Viteazu commune, Cluj County), he completed ...
(1930–2020), a Romanian physicist, politician and diplomat
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Simona Gherman (born 1985), a Romanian épée fencer
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Romanian-language surnames