Herman

German

"soldier, warrior"

Herman Origin and Meaning

The name Herman is a boy's name of German origin meaning "soldier, warrior".

It's hard to believe now that Herman was once, at the turn of the last century, a Top 50 name, remaining in the Top 100 until 1935, and even harder to imagine it making a comeback. But then again, our parents thought the same thing about Max and Jake. Consider the French Armand or Spanish Armando instead. Notable bearers include writers Herman Melville and Hermann Hesse--and then there was TV's Herman Munster.

Herman Rank in US Top 1000

# 979 in the US

Herman Popularity

• 1252 Nameberry 2024
• 37 Norway 2023

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Famous People Named Herman

• Herman Melville American novelist
• Herman Hollerith American inventor
• Herman Cain American businessman, author and politician
• Herman Eugene Talmadge Sr., American senator and governor of Georgia
• Herman Achille Count Van Rompuy, former Prime Minister of Belgium
• Saint Herman of Alaska Russian Orthodox missionary
• Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell drummer for German band Scorpions
• Herman I Duke of Swabia
• Herman Margrave of Brandenburg,Salzwedel
• Herman I Margrave of Meissen
• Herman Heine Goldstine American computer scientist
• Herman Klein English music critic and author
• Herman Kountze American banking pioneer
• Herman Wouk American novelist
• Herman Jacob Mankiewicz American screenwriter
• Herman Moore American former college and professional football player

Herman in Pop Culture

• Herman Crab character from video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Herman Munster character from the TV series "The Munsters"
• Herman Brooks main character on TV's "Herman's Head"
• Baby Herman character in movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
• Herman Wells character from movie "Kinsey"
• Herman Hermann character on TV's "The Simpsons," owner of Herman's Military Antiques
• Herman main character in Tchaikovsky's opera "The Queen of Spades"
• Herman Melleville monster in "Doug's 1st Movie"
• Herman I Vermin character created by American cartoonist Marc Hempel
• Herman Toothrot character in computer game Monkey Island
• Herman Dietrich character in the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark
• "Herman " comic strip by Jim Unger
• Herman and Katnip animated cat and mouse duo
• Herman's Hermits English band
• Pee wee Herman, character played by American actor Paul Reubens
• Herman Post mailman in the Garfield comic strip/Franchise & on "Garfield and Friends"
• Herman Vermin character in the Garfield comic strip, Herman is a mouse who moved into Garfield's house in 1999. Herman was first named in 1999 even though he made his first appearances on July 29,1998 and July 30,1998. In the comic it is revealed Herman has a wife and kids, and does not like his brother in law. Herman made appearances in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2006.