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What does Herman mean?
Herman 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced HER-man. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Herman is "soldier". Norman name and English form of Hermann, derived from hari, heri "army", and man "man". It was introduced to England by the Normans. By the Renaissance, it was associated with the first-century German tribal leader Arminius (the source of Armin). Saint Herman (11th century) wrote the famous hymm "Salve Regina". Authors Herman Hesse, Herman Melville.
ASSOCIATED WITH norman, england, renaissance (medieval), leader, saint, famous
Variations
VARIANTS Armand▼, Armando, Armin, Armino, Ermanno, Ermano, Ermin, Harm, Harman, Harmen, Harmon▼, Hermann, Hermie, Herminio, Hermon▼
SEE ALSO Armani
RELATED FORMS VIA ARMIN Arman, Armen
FEMININE FORMS Armande, Armani, Armina, Ermine, Hermine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Herman Kaeson (H.K.), ..
How popular is Herman?
Herman is a very prominent first name for men (#183 out of 1220, Top 15%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#746 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Herman reached its apex position of #47 in the U.S. during the years 1900-1909, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Armani (#463 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Armando (#474), Arman (#1577), Armand, Armin, Harm, Harman, Harmon, Hermann, Herminio and Hermon are the popular variation forms of Herman rated in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Herman was at its apex in the 1900s (MEDIAN #1379) and is now significantly reduced (#1709, 82.4% LESS USAGE). Armando has been the recurring favorite, though Armani is now the preferred form, while forms such as Armand are now less common.
Similar Names
Herman▼ is alike in pronunciation to Harmann and Harmonn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Beaman, Beeman, Carman, Delman, Denman, Erman, Fermin, Fernan, Ferran, Furman, Garman, Germain, German, Germane, Germano, Germayn (see Germain), Germin, Gorman, Harkan, Harlan, Harmony, Hartman, Heiman, Heimann, Heman, Herin, Herlad, Hermes, Hermus, Hern, Hernan, Hernando, Hofman, Holman, Hyman▼, Jarman, Jeran, Jermain, Jerman, Jermane, Jermin, Jermyn, Karman, Kernan, Lehman, Neuman, Newman, Norman▼, Orman, Redman, Seaman, Sherman▼, Tedman, Teman, Teran, Terran and Yeoman. These names tend to be less frequently used than Herman.
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