Editing Hermann (name)

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'''Hermann''' or '''Herrmann''' is the German origin of the given name [[Herman (name)|Herman]].

People with the name include:

==Given name==
* [[Arminius]] (18/17 BC – AD 21), the Roman name for a chieftain of the Germanic [[Cherusci]], who defeated a [[Roman army]] in the [[Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]]; at one time his original name, which is unknown, was speculated to be Hermann, although more common Germanic given names are at least as likely, e.g. ''Ermen''/''Irmin'' "universal", "strong" etc.
*[[Hermann Abert]] (1871–1927), German historian of music
*[[Hermann Balk]] (died 1239), Teutonic knight
*[[Hermann Baranowski]] (1884–1940), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
*[[Hermann Baumgarten]] (1825–1893), a German historian and political publicist
*[[Hermann Behrends]] (1907–1948), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
*[[Hermann Billung]], a Margrave of Saxony
*[[Hermann Bondi]] (1919–2005), Anglo–Austrian mathematician and cosmologist
*[[Hermann Burmeister]] (1807–1892), German zoologist
*[[Hermann Ebbinghaus]] (1850–1909)
*[[Hermann Fegelein]] (1906–1945), Waffen–SS General
*[[Hermann Fressant]], 14th century writer
*[[Hermann Goetz (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Hermann Goldschmidt]] (1802–1866), German–French astronomer who discovered the asteroid Lutetia
*[[Hermann Göring]], leading member of the NSDAP
*[[Hermann Grassmann]] (1809–1877), German linguist and mathematician
*[[Hermann Gundert]], a German missionary who compiled the first Malayalam–English dictionary
*[[Hermann Harms]] (1870–1942), German botanist
*[[Hermann von Helmholtz]] (1821–1894), German physicist
*[[Hermann Hesse]] (1877–1962), German poet, novelist, and painter
*[[Hermann Hoth]] (1885–1971), German military officer
*[[Hermann Hreiðarsson]], footballer of Icelandic descent
*[[Hermann Huppen]] (born 1938), a Belgian comic book artist
*[[Hermann Kastner]] (1886–1957), German politician
*[[Hermann Lang]] (1909–1987), German race car driver
*[[Hermann Löhr]] (1871–1943), English composer
*[[Hermann Maier]], Austrian skier
*[[Hermann Merkin]] (1907–1999), Jewish–American businessman
*[[Hermann Minkowski]] (1864-1909), Lithuanian-born mathematician who devised the idea of four–dimensional spacetime
*[[Hermann Müller (disambiguation)]], the name of several individuals
*[[Hermann Muthesius]] (1861–1927), German architect
*[[Hermann Oberth]] (1894–1989), Romanian and German physicist
*[[Hermann Panzo]] (1958–1999), French sprinter
*[[Hermann Pister]] (1885–1948), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
*[[Hermann Prey]] (1929–1998), German lyric baritone
*[[Hermann Rauschning]], German conservative and reactionary, opponent of the Nazi party
*[[Hermann Rieck]] (c. 1837-1921), German-born pioneer farmer in Australia
*[[Hermann von Salza]], Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
*[[Hermann Saue]] (born 1939), Norwegian politician
*[[Hermann Scherchen]] (1891–1966), German conductor
*[[Hermann Schlegel]] (1804–1884), German ornithologist
*[[Hermann von Siemens]] (1885–1986), former head of German electronics company Siemens AG
*[[Hermann Stern]] (1878–1952), Austrian lawyer and politician
*[[Hermann de Stern]] (1815–1887), German–born British banker.
*[[Hermann Wendland]] (1825–1903), German botanist
*[[Hermann Weyl]] (1885–1955), German mathematician
*[[Hermann A. Widemann]] (1822–1899), German businessman and Kingdom of Hawaii cabinet member
*[[Hermann Wilken]] (1522–1603), German humanist and mathematician
*[[Hermann Winterhalter]] (1808–1891), German painter
*[[Hermann Zapf]] (1918–2015), German typeface designer

==Surname==
*[[Albert Herrmann]] (1886–1945), German archaeologist and geographer
*[[Alexander Herrmann]] (1844–1896), German magician known as "The Great Herrmann"
*[[Arnulf Herrmann]] (born 1968), German composer
*[[August Hermann]] (1835–1906), German physical education instructor
*[[Bernard Herrmann]] (1911–1975), American composer
*[[Binger Hermann]] (1843–1926), American attorney and politician in Oregon
*[[Boris Herrmann]] (born 1981), German yachtsman
*[[Dana Herrmannová]] (1931–2024), Slovak television presenter.
*[[David Hermann]] (born 1977), a German–French stage director
*[[Dieter B. Herrmann]] (1939–2021), German astronomer
*[[Ed Herrmann]] (1946–2013), American baseball player
*[[Edward Herrmann]] (1943–2014), American actor
*[[Eleanor Krohn Herrmann]] (1935–2012), American nurse and educator
*Erika Hermann, birth name of [[Erika Steinbach]] (born 1943)
*[[Fernand Herrmann]] (1886–1925), French silent film actor
*[[George H. Hermann]], [[Hermann Park]]
*[[Helen Herrman]], Australian psychiatrist and academic
*[[Georgina Herrmann]] (born 1937), British archaeologist and academic
*[[Hajo Herrmann]] (1913–2010), German Luftwaffe (Nazi Germany air force) bomber pilot
*[[Jacob Herrmann]], German rugby union international
*[[Jakob Hermann]] (1678–1733), Swiss mathematician
*[[Joachim Herrmann (CSU)|Joachim Herrmann]] (born 1956), German politician
*[[Johann Hermann]] (1738–1800), French zoologist
*[[Johannes Hermann]] (1515–1593), German cantor, hymn writer and jurist
*[[Johann Gottfried Jakob Hermann]] (1772–1848), German classical scholar and philologist
*[[John Hermann|John "JoJo" Hermann]], American musician
*[[Judith Hermann]] (born 1970), German short story writer
*[[Kai Hermann]] (born 1938), German journalist
*[[Lars Herrmann]] (born 1977), German politician
*[[Ludimar Hermann]] (1838–1914), German physiologist and speech scientist
*[[Luke Herrmann]] (1932–2016), British art historian
*[[Mark Herrmann]] (born 1959), American football player and broadcaster
*[[Margaret Hermann]] (born 1938), American political psychologist
*[[Michael Herrmann]] (born 1944), German festival director
*[[Mirko Hermann]] (1868–1927), Croatian industrialist and businessman
*[[Moses Herrman]] (1858–1927), American lawyer, politician, and judge
*[[Ned Herrmann]] (1922–1999), American creativity researcher and author
*[[Paul Hermann (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Peter Hermann (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Peter Herrmann]] (1941–2015), German composer and academic teacher
*[[Robert Hermann (disambiguation)]], several people
*[[Vanessa Herrmann]] (born 1991), Thai actress and model
*[[Walter Herrmann]] (born 1979), Argentinian basketball player
*[[Walter Herrmann (physicist)]] (1910–1987), German nuclear physicist
*[[Wilhelm Herrmann]] (1846–1922), German theologian
*[[Winfried Hermann]] (born 1952), German politician
*[[Wolfgang A. Herrmann]] (born 1948), German chemist and academic administrator

==Fictional characters==
*[[Herman Hermann]], a one–armed character from the American TV series ''The Simpsons''
*[[Hermann Dietrich (fictional character)]], a German army officer from the film ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''

==See also==
*[[Hermann (disambiguation)]]
*[[Herman (name)]]
*[[Hermans]]
*[[Arman (disambiguation)#Names|Arman (name)]]
*[[Armand (name)]]
*[[Germanus (disambiguation)]]
*[[Germán]]
*[[Germain (disambiguation)]]

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[[Category:German-language surnames]]
[[Category:German masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Surnames from given names]]