Type Word & Element
Meaning & History
Germanic word meaning "person, man" [1].
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesmann(Anglo-Saxon) mann(Frankish) man(Old Dutch) man(Old High German) maðr(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantsArmand(Catalan) Hermina(Croatian) Heřman, Hermína(Czech) Herman(Danish) Herman, Hermina, Hermanus(Dutch) Armani, Harmon, Herman, Norma, Norman, Normina(English) Herman, Hermanni(Finnish) Armand, Hermine(French) Normand(French (Quebec)) Armin, Hermann, Hermine(German) Hariman, Herman, Hermanus, Manno, Norman(Germanic) Ármin, Hermina(Hungarian) Ármann(Icelandic) Armando, Ermanno(Italian) Armands(Latvian) Herman(Norwegian) Arminius, Harjamannô(Old Germanic) Armando(Portuguese) German(Russian) Hermína(Slovak) Herman, Hermina(Slovene) Armando(Spanish) Herman(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsHermansen(Danish) Herman, Hermans(Dutch) Harman, Harmon, Herman, Hermanson, Mann, Manning, Norman(English) Hermans(Flemish) Normand(French) Hermann, Herrmann, Mann(German) Ármannsson(Icelandic) Armando, Armani(Italian) Hermansen(Norwegian) Armando(Portuguese) Armando(Spanish) Hermansson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 353.
