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Herman m. Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old English mann, Old High German man 'man'.

The name of a number of 11th and 12th C saints.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Hermanni (gen) JeanIII p. 17
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1348 Hermanno (abl) chlumecky 1; 1349 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 13; 1354 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 14, Hermano (dat) ibid. 52, Hermanus (nom) ibid. 52
◑ 1355 Hermannus (nom) chlumecky 106
England
English
● 1578 Harman CAmar-vol1 p. 3; 1587 Herman DEmar-vol2 p. 14
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1364 Herman BbRT p. 334; 1376 Herman ibid. p. 335; 1379 Herman ibid. p. 336; 1379x1383 Herman ibid. p. 336; 1383 Herman ibid. p. 337; 1384 Herman ibid. p. 338; 1385 Herman ibid. p. 338; 1386 Herman ibid. p. 338; 1390 Herman ibid. p. 339; 1391 Herman ibid. p. 340; 1393 Herman ibid. p. 341; 1395 Herman ibid. p. 341; 1396 Herman ibid. p. 341; 1398 Herman ibid. p. 342; 1399 Herman ibid. p. 342; 1400 Herman ibid. p. 342; 1401 Herman ibid. p. 343; 1402 Herman ibid. p. 343; 1403 Herman ibid. p. 343; 1404 Herman ibid. p. 343; 1405 Herman ibid. p. 344; 1406 Herman ibid. p. 344; 1407 Herman ibid. p. 344; 1408 Herman ibid. p. 345; 1409 Herman ibid. p. 345; 1412 Herman ibid. p. 346; 1415 Herman ibid. p. 347; 1416 Herman ibid. p. 347; 1417 Herman ibid. p. 348; 1419 Herman ibid. p. 348; 1421 Herman ibid. p. 349; 1422 Herman ibid. p. 350; 1425 Herman ibid. p. 350, Hermen ibid. p. 350; 1426 Herman ibid. p. 351; 1427 Hermen ibid. p. 351; 1428 Herman ibid. p. 352, Hermen ibid. p. 352; 1429 Herman ibid. p. 353; 1430 Hermen ibid. p. 354; 1431 Herman ibid. p. 355, Hermen ibid. p. 355; 1432 Hermen ibid. p. 355; 1433 Herman ibid. p. 356, Hermen ibid. p. 356; 1434 Herman ibid. p. 356, Hermen ibid. p. 357; 1435 Herman ibid. p. 358, Hermen ibid. p. 358; 1436 Herman ibid. p. 359; 1437 Herman ibid. p. 360
France
Latin
● 1082x87 Armannus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Armanni (gen) ibid. no. 119; 1163 Hermanni (gen) clairvaux-12thc 94; 1163–64 Ermannus (nom) ibid. 112; 1164 Ermannus (nom) ibid. 121; 1283–86 Armandi (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1310/11 Armandus (nom) ibid.; 1310 Armandus (nom) ibid. p. 217; 1378 Armandi (gen) hanquetvol1 1996, Armando (dat) ibid. 214, Armandus (nom) ibid. 911, Hermanno (dat) ibid. 50, Hermannum (acc) ibid. 2351, Hermano (dat) ibid. 874
Old French
● 1296 Hermant paris1296 p. 42; 1313 Hermant Paris1313 p. 9
Middle French
● 1418 Hermant HGParis p. 375; 1423 Herman favier 74; 1438 Hermant ibid. 64
Germany
Latin
● 822x75 Herimanno (abl) TradCorb §117, Herimannus (nom) ibid. §1, Hermanno (abl) ibid. §95, Hirimanno (abl) ibid. §128, Hirimannus (nom) ibid. §127; 890 Herimannum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXIII; 895 Hermannum (acc) ibid. XXV; 897 Herimanni (gen) quix-vol1 7; 905 Herimanni (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI, Herimannum (acc) ibid. XXVI; 987 Heremanni (gen) ibid. XLVIII; 1064 Herimanno (abl) quix-vol1 92, Herimannus (nom) ibid. 92; 1108 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 85; 1112 Herimanni (gen) ibid. 26; 1142 Herimannus (nom) mairhofer VIII; 1149 Hermannus (nom) ibid. XXXIV; 1165 Hermanni (gen) quix-vol1 93, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 93; 1185 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 36; 1192 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 40, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 66; 1194 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 54; 1196 Herimanno (abl) ibid. 68; 1197 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 83; 1200 Hermannus hennes-vol1 5; 1207 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 8; 1213 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 14; 1214 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 15; 1215 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 18; 1216 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 25, Hermmanus (nom) ibid. 21; 1217 Hermanni (gen) quix-vol1 71; 1218 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 29; 1219 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 36; 1220 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 45, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 44, Hermmanus (nom) ibid. 45; 1221 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 55; 1225 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 67; 1230 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 79; 1231 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 85; 1234 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 89, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 91; 1236 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 94; 1237 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 95; 1401 hermanni (gen) HD1401 no. 92, hermanno (dat) ibid. no. 18
◑ 1216 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 20
Early New High German
● 1403 Herman (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV; 1419 Herman (nom) ibid. DCCIX; 1497 Herman Nurn1497 p. 1, Hermann ibid. 1363
Italy
Latin
● 1226 Hermannum (acc) hennes-vol1 71, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 70; 1285 Ermanni (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1291 Armani (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLIV; 1292 Armani (gen) ibid. p. XLIV; 1293 Armani (gen) ibid. p. XLIV; 1294 Armani (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1296 Armani (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1299 Armani (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1326 Hermani (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 441, Hermanno (abl) ibid. no. 431, Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. 431, Hermano (abl) ibid. no. 422
Latvia
Latin
● 1288 Hermanno (dat) RigSB 8; 1291? Hermanno (dat) ibid. 46; 1291 Hermanno (dat) ibid. c, Hermannus (nom) ibid. 35; 1293 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 44; 1294 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 48
The Netherlands
Latin
● 1235 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Poland
Latin
● 1232 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 87
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