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Therman

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Therman

Pronounced THUR-mun /ˈθɜr.mən/Medium

Meaning: Therman is a spelling variant of the surname-name Thurman, from Old Norse Thormundr, 'protected by Thor'; it may also blend toward Sherman, but the Thurman route best explains it.Low

In 30 seconds: Therman is a vintage variant of Thurman, a surname-name meaning 'protected by Thor' (said 'THUR-mun').
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Origin LowEnglish, Norse
MeaningTherman is a spelling variant of the surname-name Thurman, from Old Norse Thormundr, 'protected by Thor'; it may also blend toward Sherman, but the Thurman route best explains it.
U.S. rank (2007)#14192 ↘ Falling
2007 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1919
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,885

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192419052007

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Therman is best read as a variant of Thurman, a surname from Old Norse Thormundr, 'protected by Thor'. Like many surnames it passed into use as a first name in the early twentieth century, when Sherman and Truman were also current.

It was never common, holding a small peak around the end of the nineteen-tens and fading afterward; it reads today as a great-grandfather's name and has not been part of the recent surname-name revival.

Did you know? Therman is one of the surname-style boy's names of the early 1900s; it echoes Thurman and Sherman and crested around 1919 at only a few dozen boys a year.
Overall data confidence 50%
References — Therman — variant of Thurman; Old Norse Thormundr, 'Thor's protection'

Variations

ThurmanThermon

Nicknames

Thurm

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If you like Therman…

Thurman— the parent surname-name Therman varies
Sherman— a like surname-as-first-name of the same era
Herman— shares the -man ending and Germanic weight
Truman— another surname-name that was current at the same time

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Therman mean?

Therman is a variant of Thurman, from Old Norse Thormundr, 'protected by Thor'.

How do you pronounce Therman?

It's said THUR-mun /ˈθɜr.mən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Therman a boy or girl name?

Therman is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Therman?

Therman was always rare and reads as a genuine early-twentieth-century antique today.

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