Hermann

Name

a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Herman

Noun

clipping of Hermannteig if not vice versa, Herman cake, or rather the dough from which it is made

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

hämmi

Basel-Landschaft

heermi

Basel-Landschaft

männi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛʁ.man/

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *harjaz + *mann- and corresponding to the common noun *harjamann- (“warrior”); equivalent to Heer (“army”) + Mann (“man”).

Concepts

Herman