Herman is masculine

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, from an ancient

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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

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.Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ''Herman'' remains widely used in

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

. Variant forms include

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'' Hermann'', French '' Armand'',

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and Iberian '' Armando'', Italian '' Ermanno''. Herman has also been in use as a German surname since the 16th century. The name of '' Arminius'', the 1st-century leader of the Cherusci, 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 Herman I (died 10 December 949) was the first Conradine Duke of Swabia (from 926), the son of Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and a cousin of King Conrad I of Germany. When duke Burchard II died at Novara, while campaigning in Italy, King Henry the Fo ...

(d. 949) *

Hermann Billung Hermann Billung (900 or 912 – 27 March 973) was the margrave of the Billung March from 936 until his death. The first of the Saxon House of Billung, Hermann was a trusted lieutenant of Emperor Otto I. Though never Duke of Saxony himself, w ...

Duke of Saxony (d. 973) *

Herman II, Duke of Swabia Herman II (also ''Hermann'') (died 4 May 1003) was a member of the Conradine dynasty. He was Duke of Swabia from 997 to his death. In 1002, Herman unsuccessfully attempted to become king of Germany. Life Herman II was the son of Conrad I. There ...

(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. H ...

(d. 1012) * Herman IV, Duke of Swabia (d. 1038) *

Herman II (archbishop of Cologne) Herman II ( – 11 February 1056), a member of the Ezzonid dynasty, was Archbishop of Cologne from 1036 until his death. Life He was the son of the Lotharingian Count Palatine Ezzo (955–1043) and his wife Matilda of Germany, Countess Pala ...

(d. 1056) *

Hermann of Reichenau Blessed Hermann of Reichenau (18 July 1013– 24 September 1054), also known by other names, was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar. He composed works on history, music theory, mathematics, and astronomy, as well as many hymns. ...

(1013–1064) *

Herman (bishop of Salisbury) __NOTOC__ Herman or ' (died 1078) was a medieval cleric who served as the Bishop of Ramsbury and of Sherborne before and after the Norman conquest of England. In 1075, he oversaw their unification and translation to Salisbury (then at Old S ...

, bishop of Ramsbury, Sherborne and Salisbury (d. 1078) *

Hermann of Salm Herman(n) of Salm ( – 28 September 1088), also known as Herman(n) of Luxembourg, the progenitor of the House of Salm, was Count of Salm and elected German anti-king from 1081 until his death. Life Hermann was a son of Count Giselbert of ...

(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 Bad ...

(d. 1130) *

Herman van Horne Herman van Horne (or Hoorn) (died 31 January 1156) was Bishop of Utrecht from 1150 to 1156. Herman was son of Thiery de Looz, Count of Horn, and grandson of Emmo, Count of Looz. Herman became archdeacon at Liège in 1136, and provost of Sankt ...

(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 ...

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

Hermannus Alemannus Hermannus Alemannus (Latin for Herman the German) translated 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 is almost certainly ...

, Herman the German, 13th-century translator *

Hermann von Münster Hermann von Münster (c. 1330 – March 1392) was a German master glassmaker, native of Münster, in Westphalia, and active in Lorraine. Biography Hermman von Münster is actually the first stained glass artist to be mentioned by the archives ...

(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 Herman of Valaam (russian: Герман Валаамский) is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. Herman of Valaam together with Sergius of Valaam are considered to be the founders of the Valaam Monastery. The exact time of the monastery es ...

, 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 Hermann of Wied (German: ''Hermann von Wied'') (14 January 1477 – 15 August 1552) was the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1515 to 1546. In 1521, he supported a punishment for German reformer Martin Luther, but later opened up one of the H ...

, 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 (1625–1678), German noble *

Herman Boerhaave Herman Boerhaave (, 31 December 1668 – 23 September 1738Underwood, E. Ashworth. "Boerhaave After Three Hundred Years." ''The British Medical Journal'' 4, no. 5634 (1968): 820–25. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20395297.) was a Dutch botanist, ...

(1668–1738), Dutch botanist *

Herman of Alaska Herman of Alaska ( rus, Преподобный Ге́рман Аляскинский, r=Prepodobny German Alaskinsky; 1756 – November 15, 1837) was a Russian Orthodox monk and missionary to Alaska, which was then part of Russian America. His g ...

(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), (1878–1961), head of the Orthodox Church of Finland *

Herman (Swaiko) Metropolitan Herman (born Joseph Swaiko, 1 February 1932 – 6 September 2022) was the primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). As the head of the OCA, he was the Archbishop of Washington and New York, and Metropolitan of All America ...

(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 ...

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

Herman Bouma Herman Bouma (born 15 March 1934) is a Dutch vision researcher and gerontechnologist. He is considered to be one of the founders of the field of gerontechnology. He spent the majority of his career at the Institute of Perception Research, serving as ...

(born 1934), Dutch vision researcher and gerontechnologist * Herman Cain (1945–2020), American businessman, talk show host, and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination * Herman Dreer (1888–1981), American academic administrator, educational reformer and activist, author, editor, minister, and civil rights leader *

Herman Edwards Herman Edwards Jr. (born April 27, 1954) is an American football coach and former cornerback who was most recently the head football coach at Arizona State. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, primarily with the Phi ...

(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 (1939–2020), American criminologist * Herman Goldstine (1913–2004), American mathematician and computer scientist * Herman W. Hellman (1843–1906), German-born American Jewish businessman * Herman Johannes (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 Herman Li (; born 3 October 1976) is a Hong Kong-born British musician who is one of two lead guitarists for the power metal band DragonForce. Li has played with the band based in England since it was formed in 1999 by Li along with Sam Totman, ...

(李康敏 ''Lǐ Kāng Mǐn'', born 1976), Chinese musician *

Herman Lieberman Herman Lieberman (4 January 1870 – 21 October 1941) was a Polish lawyer and socialist politician. Life Lieberman was born into a Jewish family in Drohobycz, Galicia, then part of Austro-Hungary. From 1907 to 1914 and from 1917 to 1918, he ...

(1870–1941), Polish lawyer and politician * Herman Long (disambiguation), multiple people * Herman Francis Mark (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 rom ...

(1819–1891), American novelist * Herman A. Metz (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) (1919–1999), American screenwriter and film producer * Herman Redemeijer (1930–2020), Dutch politician *

Herman Salmon Herman Richard Salmon (July 11, 1913 – June 22, 1980), nicknamed "Fish", was a barnstormer, air racer, and test pilot for the Lockheed Corporation. Biography Early life Salmon was born in 1913 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Pennsylvania-bo ...

(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 Herman Johan "Suus" Suselbeek (born 27 November 1943) is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and coxswain Roderick Rijnders Roderick "Rody" ...

(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 (born 1932), Dutch chemist *

Herman Van der Wee Herman Frans Anna baron Van der Wee (born 10 July 1928) is a Belgian economic historian. He was a full professor of social and economic history at the KU Leuven from 1969 to 1993. The academic output of Van der Wee spans economic history, the hist ...

(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 Nether ...

(born 1948), Brazilian chess player *

Herman Van Rompuy Herman Achille, Count Van Rompuy (; born 31 October 1947) is a Belgian politician, who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 2008 to 2009 and then as the first permanent president of the European Council from 2009 to 2014. A politicia ...

(born 1947), Belgian politician, first President of the European Council *

Herman Van Springel Herman Vanspringel (14 August 1943 – 25 August 2022), also spelled Herman Van Springel, was a Belgian road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region. He achieved podium finishes in all three of the grand tour ...

(born 1943), Belgian cyclist * Herman van Veen (born 1945), Dutch stage performer, actor, musician, singer/songwriter and author * Herman Vedel (1875–1948), Danish painter *

Herman Wirth Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

(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 Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone (born 5 November 1947) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actor. He was the lead singer "Herman" in the 1960s pop group Herman's Hermits. Early life Noone was born in Davyhulme, Lancashir ...

(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 t ...

'' *

Herman Hermann The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The write ...

, a one-armed character from the American television sitcom ''The Simpsons'' *

Herman Munster Herman Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom '' The Munsters'', originally played by Fred Gwynne. The patriarch of the Munster household, Herman is one of Frankenstein’s monsters, created in a lab in Germany in the nineteenth ...

, from American television sitcom ''The Munsters'' * Herman Melleville, a monster from ''

Doug's 1st Movie ''Doug's 1st Movie'' is a 1999 American animated comedy film based on the Disney-produced episodes of the animated television series ''Doug''. The film was directed by Maurice Joyce, and stars the regular television cast of Tom McHugh, Fred New ...

'' * Herman I Vermin, a character created by American cartoonist

Marc Hempel Marc Hempel (born May 25, 1957) is an American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on '' The Sandman'' with Neil Gaiman. Biography Writer and artist Marc Hempel grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and now lives in Baltimo ...

* 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 Touchs ...

'' * 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, ...

(1621–1686), Bohemian explorer of North America *

Jakob Hermann Jakob Hermann (16 July 1678 – 11 July 1733) was a mathematician who worked on problems in classical mechanics. He is the author of ''Phoronomia'', an early treatise on Mechanics in Latin, which has been translated by Ian Bruce in 2015-16. In 172 ...

(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 D ...

(1903–1987), Major League Baseball right fielder * Billy Herman (1909–1992), Major League Baseball second baseman * David Herman (born 1967), American actor * Elisabeth Hermans, Belgian soprano * Faithe Herman, 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 Henry Herman (real name Henry Heydrac D'Arco, 1832–1894) was an English dramatist and novelist. Biography He was born in Alsace, and educated at a military college. He emigrated to the United States, and served in the Confederate Army during ...

, 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 lyricist ...

(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 (1930–2016), American marine biologist * M. Justin Herman (1909–1971), American public administrator; Executive Director of the

San Francisco Redevelopment Agency The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) was an urban renewal agency active from 1948 until 2012, with purpose to improve the urban landscape through "redesign, redevelopment, and rehabilitation" of specific areas of the city. SFRA demoli ...

Oskar Herman Oskar Herman (1886–1974) was a Croatian-Jewish painter. He was one of the group of Croatian artists known as the Munich Circle, who had a strong influence on modern art in Croatia. Biography Herman was born on 17 March 1886 in Zagreb to Croa ...

(1886–1974), Croatian painter * Robin Herman (1951-2022), American sports journalist * Róża Herman (1902–1995), Polish chess master *

Vilim Herman Vilim Herman (born 19 January 1949) is a Croatian jurist and politician. A former representative in the Croatian Parliament, he serves as a professor of law at the University of Osijek. Early life Herman was born in Osijek to a Jewish family. Th ...

(born 1949), Croatian university professor, politician and former representative in the Croatian Parliament *

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

(1913–1987), American jazz clarinetist and big band leader * Yaron Herman (born 1981), Israeli jazz pianist

Fictional characters

Pee-wee Herman Pee-wee Herman is a comic fictional character created and portrayed by American comedian Paul Reubens. He is best known for his films and television series during the 1980s. The childlike Pee-wee Herman character developed as a stage act that q ...

, played by Paul Reubens * Gunther Hermann, from the computer game ''

Deus Ex ''Deus Ex'' is a series of role-playing video games, set during the mid 21st century. Focusing on the conflict between secretive factions who wish to control the world by proxy, and the effects of transhumanistic attitudes and technologies in a ...

'' *Herman Carter/The Doctor, from the horror game ''Dead by Daylight''

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