There are multiple origins and translations for the name Herman:
1. Germanic name, formed from the words heri - "army" + man - "man"="warrior"
2. Derived from the Germanic name of war Irmin ("great and strong"). See the name Arminius.
3. Cognate with the Proto-Germanic name German and interpretation is - "spearman".
4. Comes from the Latin word germanicus denotation - "German" or from Germanus - "brother, full/own brother, brotherly".
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