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Gender Masculine
Scripts Єрмак(Ukrainian) Ермак(Russian)
Other Forms FormsIermak, Ermak, Iermashko, Yermashko, Ermashko (Єрмашко)
Meaning & History
Name of unclear origin. It may have been a folk form of Hermes via its canonical forms Yerm or Yerma, Hermas via Yermiy, Hermolaos via Yermolay or another canonical name beginning with herm-, such as Hermogenes, Hermokrates or Hermippos. Other possible origins include Yeremey and German. It may have had Tatarian origin, being thus a variant of Yermek. Finally, it may have been a nickname derived from irmak (ирмак) meaning "millstone of a hand-mill". Yermak Timofeyevich was a 16th century Muscovian conqueror of Siberia.