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
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Hermanni (gen) JeanIII p. 17
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1348 Hermanno (abl) chlumecky 1;
1349 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 13;
1354 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 14,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 52, p. 23,
Hermano (dat) ibid. 52,
Hermanus (nom) ibid. 52
- ◑ 1355 Hermannus (nom) chlumecky 106
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Hereman (nom) GASurv p. 137,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 137
- Early Modern English
- ● 1578 Harman CAmar-vol1 p. 3;
1587 Herman DEmar-vol2 p. 14
- Estonia
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- 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,
Hermen ibid. p. 361;
1438 Hermen ibid. p. 361;
1440 Herman ibid. p. 362;
1441 Hermen ibid. p. 363;
1442 Hermen ibid. p. 364;
1443 Hermen ibid. p. 365;
1524x1532 Herma (nom) Saareste1923b p. 139
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1565 Harman (nom) Hiiumaa p. 292,
Harmans (gen) ibid. p. 49;
1576 Hermen (nom) ibid. p. 292;
1587 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 292
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1548 Hermans (gen) Audén1980 p. 169
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1046 Armannus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 123;
1055 Armanni (gen) StVdM-II 680;
1082x1087 Armannus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120;
1083 Armanni (gen) ibid. no. 119;
1101x1129 Hermannus (nom) CartStPC XXXII;
1163 Hermanni (gen) clairvaux-12thc 94;
1163–64 Ermannus (nom) ibid. 112;
1164 Ermannus (nom) ibid. 121;
1165 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 126;
1256 Hermanno (abl) hennes-vol1 161;
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
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 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;
1186 Hermannus (nom) quix-vol2 123;
1192 Herimannus (nom) quix-vol1 40,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 66;
1194 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 54;
1196 Herimanno (abl) ibid. 68;
1197 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 83,
Hermannus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 I;
1200 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 5;
1207 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 8;
1208 Hermannus (nom) quix-vol2 124;
1213 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 14;
1214 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 15;
1215 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 18;
1216 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 25,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 20,
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;
1222 Hermannus (nom) quix-vol2 132;
1225 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 67;
1230 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 79;
1231 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 85;
1233 Hermannus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XIII;
1234 Herimannus (nom) hennes-vol1 89,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 91;
1236 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 94;
1237 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 98,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 95;
1248 Hermannum (acc) ibid. 126,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 129;
1249 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 131,
Hermannum (acc) ibid. 131;
1254 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 155;
1258 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 172,
Hermanno (abl) ibid. 172,
Hermannum (acc) ibid. 172,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 176;
1259 Harmannus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. XXXI;
1260 Hermanno (abl) hennes-vol1 189;
1305 Hermannus (nom) CDL-1.2.1 CXCIII,
UrkMeck-5 2996;
1310 Hermannus (nom) UrkHan 4,
Hermano (abl) ibid. 4;
1401 hermanni (gen) HD1401 no. 92,
hermanno (dat) ibid. no. 18
- Early New High German
- ● 1403 Herman (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV;
1419 Herman (nom) ibid. DCCIX;
1497 Herman Nurn1497 p. 1,
Hermann ibid. 1363
- Italy
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- 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
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- Latin
- ● 1286 Hermanno (dat) RigSB 325,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 470;
1287 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 126,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 126;
1288 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 8;
1290 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 140,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 140;
1291? Hermanno (dat) ibid. 46;
1291 Hermanno (dat) ibid. c,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 35;
1292 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 146;
1293 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 44;
1294 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 48;
1295 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 174;
1296 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 67;
1297 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 182;
1300 Herman (nom) ibid. 406,
Hermanni (gen) ibid. 89,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 412;
1301 Herman (nom) ibid. 430,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 428;
1302 Herman (nom) ibid. 434,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 438;
1303 Herman (nom) ibid. 458,
Hermanno (dat) ibid. 96,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 453;
1307 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 203;
1319 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 294;
1345 Hermannum (dat) ibid. 296;
1352 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 212
- Middle Low German
- ● 1462 Herman Arbusow p. 98;
1463 Herman Mettig1892 p. 3;
1464 Herman Arbusow p. 100;
1518 Hermen Mettig1892 p. 8;
1523 Hermen Arbusow p. 100;
1532 Hermen ibid. p. 97;
1542 Hermen ibid. p. 99;
1549 Hermen ibid. p. 100;
1561 Herman Arbuzov1920 p. 46;
1565x1577 Harmen Arbusow p. 98;
1572 Hermans Arbuzov1920 p. 46;
1573 Harmen ibid. p. 47
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1235 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1232 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 87;
1251 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 141,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 141
- Middle High German
- ● 1324 Hermans (gen) SBGlatzer p. 1;
1324x1332 Herman ibid. p. 1;
1325x1329 Hermann ibid. p. 2;
1329x1330 Hermans (gen) ibid. p. 2;
1330x1332 Herman ibid. p. 2
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Hermanni (gen) SDHK no. 6051,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. 6045
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Herman". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Herman.