Herman - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Herman \he(r)-man\ is pronounced HER-man. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "soldier". Norman name. Saint Herman (11th century) wrote the famous hymm "Salve Regina". Authors Herman Hesse, Herman Melville.

Herman has 12 variant forms: Armand, Armando, Armin, Ermanno, Ermano, Ermin, Harman, Harmon, Hermann, Hermie, Herminio and Hermon.

For more information, see also the related name Armani.

Baby names that sound like Herman are Harmen and Harmann.

Herman is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Herman. Click here to compare Herman with related baby names.