Given name & surname
Harm
“a soldier”
In Dutch use, Harm is a diminutive of Herman. One German interpretation is “a soldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Dutch use, Harm is a diminutive of Herman. One German interpretation is “a soldier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Harm is a short form of Hermann. An origin associated with Hermann is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Harm is a diminutive of Herman. In German usage, Harm is a short form of Hermann.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Harm is a short form of Hermann. The history of Hermann gives this family its wider story. Hermann was in use during the 19th century.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Harm through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 320 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 18 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 1940. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 as a first name in 2020; 1,205 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.
Harm’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Harm is a diminutive of Herman. Harm has a surname derivative in HARMSEN. In German usage, Harm as a surname has a related form in Hermann.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Armandoequivalent
- Armandequivalent
- Hermanisequivalent
- Heřmanequivalent
- Hermanusequivalent
- Ermannoequivalent
- Hermanniequivalent
- Harmannusequivalent
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People named Harm
- Harm OttenbrosDutch racing cyclist (1943–2022)
- Harm VanhouckeBelgian cyclistborn 1997
- Harm OsmersFootball refereeborn 1985
- Harm LagaayDutch automobile designer (born 1946)
- Harm KuipersDutch speed skater and former professor at Maastricht Universityborn 1947
- Harm van VeldhovenBelgian footballerborn 1962
- Harm WiersmaDutch draughts player and former politician, World championborn 1953
- Harm KluetingGerman historian, theologian, writer and Roman Catholic priestborn 1949
- Harm KolthekDutch politician (1872-1946)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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