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View Name: Arminius


ARMINIUS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Meaning & History
Latinized form of a Germanic name which was probably derived from the element ermen meaning "whole, universal". Other theories claim that it is related to HERMAN. Arminius was a 1st-century ruler of the Cherusci who led a rebellion against the Roman Empire.
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VARIANTS: Hariman, Herman, Hermanus
OTHER LANGUAGES: Harm, Herman, Hermanus, Mannes (Dutch), Herman (English), Hermanni (Finnish), Armand (French), Armin, Hermann (German), Armando, Ermanno (Italian), Armando (Portuguese), German (Russian), Herman (Scandinavian), Herman (Slovene), Armando (Spanish)
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