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Hermann

Hermann

1 9.2
A German leader who defeated the Romans in a famous battle in year 9
  • proper noun
: Arminio
  • Many scholars focus on Hermann's role in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
  • Hermann von Helmholtz
  • Hermann von
  • Hermann Giliomee

Examples

  • Are you not going to say, "Listen, Hermann, I can explain"?

  • Very good, Hermann, you figured it out.

  • Dr. Hertz is in Washington, but he sent his colleague Dr Hermann.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • In history class, we learned about Hermann, the German leader who defeated the Romans.

Synonyms

Arminius
vsHermann
1 9.9

A German leader who united tribes to defeat the Roman army at Teutoburg Forest in AD 9

focuses on defeating the Romans rather than naming the coalition

Surface Forms

Hermann main

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.