Hermann
- proper noun
- Many scholars focus on Hermann's role in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
- Hermann von Helmholtz
- Hermann von
- Hermann Giliomee
Examples
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Are you not going to say, "Listen, Hermann, I can explain"?
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Very good, Hermann, you figured it out.
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Dr. Hertz is in Washington, but he sent his colleague Dr Hermann.
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Most musicians consider the great scientist Hermann von Helmholtz to be the father of scientific research in music.
Academic text (1993) -
I turn around and recognize, relieved, in the figure beside me the aged Hermann Hesse.
Fiction book (1998) -
Remember the day we celebrated Hermann’s birthday?
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My then favorite authors were Thomas Mann, Hermann Hesse, and Franz Kafka.
Fiction book (1993) -
While in Weimar, he met many of Germany's leading intellectuals, including Hermann Grimm, Ernst Haeckel, and the historian, von Treitschke.
Academic text (1992) -
The legendary chieftain Hermann led his forces to victory over the Romans in AD 9.
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In history class, we learned about Hermann, the German leader who defeated the Romans.
Synonyms
A German leader who united tribes to defeat the Roman army at Teutoburg Forest in AD 9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hermann comes from old German parts heri 'army' and man 'man', so the name means 'army-man' or warrior. That's why the German chieftain Hermann is a fitting name: he was a military leader who fought the Romans and is remembered as a national hero.