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.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1066 Heriman (nom) UrkStyria 68;
c1100 Herimannus (nom) ibid. 92;
1231 Hermanni (gen) UBEnns3 I,
Hermanno (dat) ibid. I,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. II;
1277 Hermanno (abl) FRA-XXXL 355
- Early New High German
- ● 1398 Hermann (nom) ChronSH p. 28;
1399 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 29;
1435 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 12;
1448 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 9;
1453 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 12
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1119 Hermanni (gen) CartStBert 8
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Herman BoonenGes p. 366,
Hermans (gen) ibid. p. 390
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Hermanni (gen) JeanIII p. 17
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1297 Hermannus (nom) RTT-1.1 VI;
1315 Hermanno (dat) ibid. VIII;
1316 Hermanno (abl) ibid. IX,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. X;
1343 Hermannus (nom) Rössler2 373, p. 169;
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;
1358 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 254, p. 32,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 249, p. 32;
1361x1377 Hermmanus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 9;
1377 Hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 32;
1382 Hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 11,
Hermannum (acc) ibid. p. 10;
1383 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 2;
1386 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 13;
1388 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 14;
1390 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1395 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 18;
1403 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 20;
1405 Hermannum (acc) ibid. p. 21
- ◑ 1355 Hermannus (nom) chlumecky 106
- Middle High German
- ● 1318 Herman (nom) Rössler1 45
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Hermann KD-1 no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Hereman (nom) GASurv p. 137,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 137;
1222 Heremannus (nom) StPaulDom p. 39,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 41
- Dutch
- ● 1573 Herman AuFr Hembach;
1576 Herman ibid. Leck;
1579 Herman ibid. Leck,
Hermans ibid. Belle;
1580 Herman ibid. Leck;
1581 Herman ibid. 1581;
1583 Herman ibid. Keijsers,
Hermans ibid. Belle;
1585 Herman ibid. Leck;
1586 Herman ibid. Bocholt;
1588 Herman ibid. Embucht;
1589 Herman ibid. Cromman;
1590 Herman ibid. Hambach;
1591 Herman ibid. Heijmbach;
1592 Herman ibid. Drincs;
1593 Herman ibid. Hambach;
1594 Herman ibid. Duinen;
1596 Herman ibid. Duijman;
1598 Herman ibid. Duijman;
1599 Herman ibid. Jordaens
- Early Modern English
- ● 1578 Harman CAmar-vol1 p. 3;
1587 Herman DEmar-vol2 p. 14
- Walloon
- ● 1590/1 Herman RWC p. 441;
1591/2 Herman ibid. p. 19;
1592 Herman ibid. p. 22;
1592/3 Herman ibid. p. 26;
1593/4 Herman ibid. p. 30;
1594 Herman ibid. p. 35;
1595 Herman ibid. p. 37
- 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
- ● 1000x1030 Armanni (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 143;
1046 Armanni (gen) ibid. 139,
Armannus (nom) ibid. 123;
1051 Armanni (gen) ibid. no. 142,
Armannus (nom) ibid. no. 142;
1055 Armanni (gen) StVdM-II 680;
1059 Armandus (nom) ibid. 687;
1082x1087 Armannus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 120;
1083 Armanni (gen) ibid. no. 119;
1088 Herimanni (gen) CartSPL1 VI;
1088x1119 Armandi (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 149;
1090 Hermanni (gen) CartSPL1 VII;
1101 Herimanni (gen) ibid. X;
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;
1239 Armanni (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 382b;
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;
1376 Armannus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 383;
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
- ◑ 1300 Armaneti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 382,
Hermaneti (gen) ibid. 382
- Old French
- ● 1296 Hermant paris1296 p. 42;
1298 Herment (obl) HistHdVParis p. 141;
1313 Hermant Paris1313 p. 9
- Middle French
- ● 1364 Herman ActsCharlesV no. 96,
Hermant ibid. no. 2;
1418 Hermant DdB1418 p. 199,
HGParis p. 375;
1423 Herman favier 74;
1438 Hermant ibid. 64;
1564 Hermen RegPCC-1 p. 49
- 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;
828 Hereman (nom) OrkGZ no. 29;
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;
1114 Hermanni (gen) UrkStyria 99;
1142 Herimannus (nom) mairhofer VIII;
1149 Hermannus (nom) ibid. XXXIV;
1165 Hermanni (gen) quix-vol1 93,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 93;
1174 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. III;
1185 Herimannus (nom) quix-vol1 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) UrkMeck1 no. VII,
hennes-vol1 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;
1239 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXIV;
1241 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. XXVIII;
1248 Hermannum (acc) hennes-vol1 126,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 129;
1249 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 131,
Hermannum (acc) ibid. 131;
1250 Hermannus (nom) UrkBrzeg I;
1251 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XL;
1254 Hermanni (gen) hennes-vol1 155;
1256 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XLVII;
1257 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LI;
1258 Hermanni (gen) hennes-vol1 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;
1261 Hermanno (abl) FRA-XXXL 207,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LIII;
1264 Hermanno (abl) hennes-vol1 200;
1265 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 206,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LIX,
hennes-vol1 206;
1266 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXI;
1270 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LXV;
1271 Hermanno (abl) hennes-vol1 220,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXVI;
c1274 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LXX;
1274 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LXiX;
1277 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 256;
1278 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 264,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXIII;
1281 Hermanni (gen) hennes-vol1 275;
1282 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 281,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXV;
1283 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LXXVIII;
1284 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 297;
1287 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXI;
1288 Hermanno (dat) hennes-vol1 311,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 311;
1289 Hermanno (abl) ibid. 316,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXVIII;
1289x1298 Hermanni (gen) ibid. no. XCIX;
1292 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. LXXXIX;
1294 Hermanni (gen) hennes-vol1 328,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCII,
hennes-vol1 328;
1295 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 331,
Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XCIII;
1297 Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. XCVI;
1298 Hermanni (gen) hennes-vol1 336;
1302 Hermanno (abl) BremUrk2 no. 22,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. 16;
1303 Hermanno (abl) ibid. no. 27,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. no. 26;
1305 Hermannus (nom) CDL-1.2.1 CXCIII,
UrkMeck-5 2996;
1310 Herman (nom) VFBStralsund 10,
Hermannus (nom) UrkHan 4,
VFBStralsund 11,
Hermano (abl) UrkHan 4;
1313 Herman (nom) VFBStralsund 20,
Hermanno (dat) ibid. 31;
1315 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 41,
Hermannum (acc) ibid. 39;
1321 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 64,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 64;
1322 Hermanni (gen) SMM p. 163,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 157,
VFBStralsund 73;
1323 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 95;
1332 Hermannus (nom) ibid. 36;
1401 hermanni (gen) HD1401 no. 92,
hermanno (dat) ibid. no. 18;
1407 Hermannus (nom) UrkJen2 6;
1408 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 13
- ◑ 1142 Hezelonis (gen) mairhofer VI
- Middle High German
- ● 1282 Hermans (gen) hennes-vol1 284
- Early New High German
- ● 1401 Herman (nom) UrkKH-2 908;
1403 Herman (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV;
1406 Herman (nom) UrkJen2 5;
1408 Herman (nom) ibid. 14;
1409 Herman (nom) ibid. 18,
Hermans (gen) ibid. 17;
1419 Herman (nom) mairhofer DCCIX;
1420 Herman (nom) UrkRott-1 855,
Hermans (gen) ibid. 855;
1497 Herman Nurn1497 p. 1,
Hermann ibid. 1363
- Middle Low German
- ● 1304 Herman (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38,
Hermann (nom) ibid. no. 38;
1472 Hermen VFBStralsund 683
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1157 Armannum (acc) Livi p. 40;
1159 Hermanni (gen) HAP p. 336;
1173 Armani (gen) SDE3 V;
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 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 1026,
Hermanno (dat) ibid. 126,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 126;
1288 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 8;
1289 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 1047;
1290 Herman (nom) ibid. 573,
Hermanni (gen) ibid. 613,
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 Herman (dat) ibid. 815,
Hermanno (dat) ibid. 182;
1298 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 832;
1300 Herman (nom) ibid. 406,
Hermanni (gen) ibid. 89,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 412;
1301 Herman (nom) ibid. 430,
Hermanni (gen) ibid. 865,
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;
1306 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 939;
1307 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 943,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 203;
1313 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 967;
1319 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 294;
1328 Hermanno (dat) ibid. 986;
1345 Hermannum (dat) ibid. 296;
1352 Hermanni (gen) ibid. 212
- ◑ 1300 Hesselo (dat) RigSB 416;
1301 Hesselo (dat) ibid. 305
- 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;
1254 Harmannus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294;
1268 hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 295;
1274 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 295;
1277 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 296;
1284 hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 296;
1288 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 296;
1291 Harmannus (nom) ibid. p. 297,
harmanni (gen) ibid. p. 297;
1297 hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 297;
1300 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 298;
1311 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 298;
1324 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 299,
Hermanus (nom) ibid. p. 299,
hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 299;
1330 Hermanno (abl) ibid. p. 299,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 299,
Hermanus (nom) ibid. p. 299,
hermani (gen) ibid. p. 299,
hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 299;
1334 hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 300;
1347 hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 300;
1349 Hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 300,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 300;
1356 Hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 301;
1361 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 302,
hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 302;
1364 Hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 302;
1369 hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 303;
1373 hermannus (nom) ibid. p. 303;
1387 Hermanni (gen) ibid. p. 305,
Hermanus (nom) ibid. p. 304,
hermannii (gen) ibid. p. 304;
1599 Hermanus (nom) NHG-Middelburg p. 40
- ◑ 1291 hesseli (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 297
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1380 Hermenss (gen) GesOIJ-4 p. 186;
1383 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 186;
1384 Hermen (nom) ibid. p. 186,
Hermens (gen) ibid. p. 186
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1232 Hermannus (nom) hennes-vol1 87;
1248 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXXV;
1251 Hermanno (abl) hennes-vol1 141,
Hermannus (nom) ibid. 141;
1268 Hermanno (abl) CDT1 XX;
1288 Hermannus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXIV;
1437 Hermanno (abl) CDP2-2 CCCLXXXIX,
Hermano (abl) ibid. CCCXC
- 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
- Old Swedish
- ● 1502 Herrman (nom) HGS p. 151
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1528 Hermen (nom) HGS p. 155;
1529 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 156;
1530 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 156;
1533 Hermann (nom) ibid. p. 156;
1542 Hermans (gen) ibid. p. 158;
1582 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 159;
1584 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 159;
1587 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 160;
1588 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 160;
1589 Herman (nom) ibid. p. 160
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1235 Armanno (abl) CLC p. 39;
1350 Hermanno (abl) MHN DXXIX
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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Herman.