Given name & surname
Firmin
“a loyal man”·“having great strength”·“a ferryman”
Firmin is a variant of Firman. One French interpretation is “a loyal man.” Firmin is a variant of Fermin. One Spanish interpretation is “having great strength.”
Original LatinFirminus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Firmin is a variant of Firman. One French interpretation is “a loyal man.” Firmin is a variant of Fermin. One Spanish interpretation is “having great strength.” In English use, Firmin has a related form in Furman. One German interpretation is “a ferryman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
How it developed
In English usage, Firmin developed from FIRMINUS.
The story
The name’s historical associations include several early saints, including the first and third bishops of Amiens.
Firmin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 97 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 13 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 1942. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020; 1,176 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.
Firmin’s family of names
Firmin shares a linguistic root with Fermin. In English usage, Firmin has a related form in Furman. Firmin has a related form in Fermin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Firmin
- Firmin LambotBelgian cyclist (1886–1964)
- Alfred LoisyFrench theologian (1857-1940)
- Ndombe MubeleCongolese footballerborn 1994
- Firmin AbauzitFrench, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher (1679–1767)
- Firmin NgrébadaCentral African Republic politicianborn 1968
- Firmin FlamandBelgian archer
- Firmin DidotFrench printer, engraver, and type founder (1764-1836)
- Firmin GémierFrench actor and theatre director (1869–1933)
- Firmin MassotSwiss painter (1766-1849)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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