Given name & surname
Ermanno
“a man of the army; a soldier”
Ermanno is a variant of Ermin. One German interpretation is “a man of the army; a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ermanno 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
An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.
How it developed
In Italian use, Ermanno is used as a form of Hermann.
The story
Ermanno is a form of Hermann. The history of Hermann gives this family its wider story. Hermann was in use during the 19th century.
Explained through its name family
Ermanno’s family of names
Ermanno shares a linguistic root with Hermann. In Italian usage, Ermanno has a conventional equivalent in the English form Herman. Ermanno is a form of Hermann.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ermanno has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Armandoequivalent
- HermanEnglish, Polish
- Armandequivalent
- Harmequivalent
- Erminioequivalent
- Hermanncognate · German
- Hermanniequivalent
- Hermanisequivalent
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People named Ermanno
- Ermanno OlmiItalian film director (1931–2018)
- Ermanno Wolf-FerrariItalian composer and teacher (1876–1948)
- Erdmann August, Hereditary Prince of Brandenburg-BayreuthHereditary Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth1615–1651
- Ermanno AebiItalian footballer (1892-1976)
- Ermanno PignattiItalian weightlifter (1921–1995)
- Ermanno Giglio-TosItalian entomologist (1865–1926)
- Ermanno VallazzaItalian bicycle racer1899–1978
- Ermanno Capelliroad bicycle racerborn 1985
- Ermanno CavazzoniItalian author and translatorborn 1947
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