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HERMAN
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Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene
Pronounced: HUR-mən (English), HER-mahn (Dutch) [key]
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Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and man "man". It was introduced to England by the Normans, died out, and was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. It was borne by a 18th-century Russian missionary to Alaska who is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church. Another famous bearer was Herman Melville (1819-1891), the author of 'Moby-Dick'. |
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