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Updated: July 16, 2024
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Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Warrior; variation of Herman
  • German : Soldier

How Popular Is The Name Herman

Family name origins & meanings

  • English, French, Dutch, Slovenian, Croatian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’.
  • Respelling of the German cognate Hermann.

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