# Herman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɜːmən/ · frequency rank #12,066

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
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## Etymology
From Old English here (“army”) + man (“man”) It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular. Compare the German equivalent Hermann.

## Easily confused with
- **human** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-human)
- **heron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-heron)
- **Hyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hyman)
- **Horan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-horan)
- **heroin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-heroin)
- **Hermes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hermes)
- **hitman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hitman)
- **hermit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hermit)
- **Hermann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-hermann)
- **Herrmann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herman-vs-herrmann)
- **Hera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hera-vs-herman)
- **Henan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/henan-vs-herman)
- **Herat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herat-vs-herman)
- **herein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herein-vs-herman)
- **herbal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/herbal-vs-herman)
- **Harmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harmon-vs-herman)
- **Harlan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlan-vs-herman)
- **Harman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harman-vs-herman)
- **Hartman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hartman-vs-herman)
- **hardman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardman-vs-herman)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ehrman`, `hemran`, `heramn`, `hermman`, `hermna`, `herrman`, `hherman`, `hreman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/herman