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Herman
Herman
See also: Heřman
English
Proper noun
Herman
- A male given name.
- A patronymic surname.
Translations
given name
References
- ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges : A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Middle Low German Herman. In eastern Finland also from the corresponding Russian saint's name Ге́рман (Gérman).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhermɑn/
- Hyphenation: Her‧man
Proper noun
Herman
- A male given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Herman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Herman | Hermanit | |
| genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | |
| partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | |
| illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Herman | Hermanit | |
| accusative | nom. | Herman | Hermanit |
| gen. | Hermanin | ||
| genitive | Hermanin | Hermanien | |
| partitive | Hermania | Hermaneja | |
| inessive | Hermanissa | Hermaneissa | |
| elative | Hermanista | Hermaneista | |
| illative | Hermaniin | Hermaneihin | |
| adessive | Hermanilla | Hermaneilla | |
| ablative | Hermanilta | Hermaneilta | |
| allative | Hermanille | Hermaneille | |
| essive | Hermanina | Hermaneina | |
| translative | Hermaniksi | Hermaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | Hermanein | |
| abessive | Hermanitta | Hermaneitta | |
| comitative | — | Hermaneineen | |