Given name · also Old Czech
Heřman
“camomile”
Heřman is a masculine given name from Old Czech, ultimately from Medieval Latin. It is used in Czech and Old Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Heřman goes back to Old Czech heřman, meaning “camomile.”
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Where it comes from
Heřman comes from Old Czech, and ultimately from Medieval Latin.
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How it developed
From Old Czech Heřman, from Old Czech heřman (“camomile”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Heřman’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Heřman has a diminutive in Heřmánek. In Czech usage, Heřman has a conventional equivalent in the English form Herman. In Czech usage, Heřman has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Герман.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Heřman has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Armandoequivalent
- HermanEnglish
- Armandequivalent
- Harmequivalent
- Hermannequivalent
- Hermanusequivalent
- Ermannoequivalent
- Hermanniequivalent
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People named Heřman
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