Gherman is the Romanian-language variant of the Slavic

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; 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 Sculeni ( yi, סקולען, ''Skulen'') is a commune in Ungheni District, Moldova. It is composed of four villages: Blindești, Floreni, Gherman and Sculeni. It is also a border checkpoint to Romania. History The town had an important Jewish ...

Commune, Ungheni district, Moldova

People

Given name

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 *

Gherman Titov Gherman Stepanovich Titov (russian: Герман Степанович Титов; 11 September 1935 – 20 September 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on 6 August 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yu ...

(1935–2000), a Soviet cosmonaut

Surname

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 *

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 *

Marius Gherman Marius Costel Gherman (born 14 July 1967) is a Romanian artistic gymnast who represented Romania at the 1988 Olympic Games and at the 1992 Olympic Games. His best event was the horizontal bar for which he medaled bronze at the 1988 Olympic Game ...

(born 1967), a Romanian artistic gymnast *

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 *

Simona Gherman Simona Gherman (née Alexandru; born 12 April 1985) is a retired Romanian épée fencer, European champion in 2012 and 2016. She was twice team World Champion in 2010 and 2011 and five-time team European Champion in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 201 ...

(born 1985), a Romanian épée fencer {{Place name disambiguation Romanian-language surnames