Given name & surname
Erman
“a man of the army; a soldier”
Erman is a variant of Ermin. One German interpretation is “a man of the army; a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Erman is a variant of Ermin. One German interpretation is “a man of the army; a soldier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erman is a variant of Ermin. An origin associated with Ermin is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Erman as a surname developed from EHRMANN.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 652
- 652 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1975. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 369 as a first name in 2020; 612 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erman’s family of names
In English usage, Erman as a surname developed from the German form EHRMANN. Erman has a related form in Ermin. In Greek usage, Erman is a transliteration of Έρμαν.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Erman
- Erman KunterTurkish-French basketball player and coach (born 1956)
- Erman KılıçTurkish association football player (born 1983)
- Erman EltemurTurkish karateka (born 1993)
- Erman ÖzgürTurkish association football player (born 1977)
- Erman SabanTurkish-Macedonian actor (born 1983)
- Erman BulucuTurkish association football player (born 1989)
- Erman IlıcakTurkish businessperson (born 1967)
- Erman GüraçarTurkish association football player (born 1974)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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