Name Herman

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".