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View Name: Firmin


FIRMIN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: French
PRONOUNCED: feer-MEN   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Late Latin name Firminus which meant "firm". This was the name of several early saints, notably the 3rd-century bishop Saint Firmin (or Fermin) of Amiens who is especially venerated in Navarre, Spain.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Fermin, Fermintxo, Mintxo (Basque), Firmino (Italian), Firminus (Late Roman), Fermín (Spanish)



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