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Herman

Herman

See also: Heřman

English

Proper noun

Herman

  1. A male given name.
  2. A patronymic surname.

Translations

References

  1. Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.

Anagrams


Danish

Proper noun

Herman

  1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Herman m

  1. A male given name

Finnish

Etymology

From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhermɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Her‧man

Proper noun

Herman

  1. A male given name.

Declension

Inflection of Herman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Herman Hermanit
genitive Hermanin Hermanien
partitive Hermania Hermaneja
illative Hermaniin Hermaneihin
singular plural
nominative Herman Hermanit
accusative nom. Herman Hermanit
gen. Hermanin
genitive Hermanin Hermanien
partitive Hermania Hermaneja
inessive Hermanissa Hermaneissa
elative Hermanista Hermaneista
illative Hermaniin Hermaneihin
adessive Hermanilla Hermaneilla
ablative Hermanilta Hermaneilta
allative Hermanille Hermaneille
essive Hermanina Hermaneina
translative Hermaniksi Hermaneiksi
instructive Hermanein
abessive Hermanitta Hermaneitta
comitative Hermaneineen

Related terms


Norwegian

Proper noun

Herman

  1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.

Swedish

Proper noun

Herman

  1. A male given name, cognate to Herman.

Vilamovian

Proper noun

Herman m

  1. A male given name.