Baby name
Herman
/HER · man/
Meaning
“Army man or warrior”
From Germanic 'heri' (army) and 'man' (man), meaning army man or warrior; Herman Melville and Herman Hesse anchored the name in literary history.
How it ages.
Deep in retro territory; currently being reconsidered in the US as part of the grandpa-name wave.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US and Germany through the early-to-mid 20th century; small revival in the US since 2018.