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Hermine
How to Pronounce Hermine
Pronounced her-MEEN /hɜːrˈmiːn/Medium
Meaning: Hermine is a German feminine name, a short form of Herminia and a feminine of Hermann — from Germanic heri, 'army,' plus man, 'man.' It also echoes the classical Hermes and Hermione. It arrived with German-speaking immigrant families around the turn of the twentieth century.Medium
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Hermine is a German feminine linked to Herminia and the boys' name Hermann, from Germanic heri, 'army,' and man, 'man,' with a classical echo of Hermes and Hermione. It reached the United States with German-speaking families and reads as an old-world European import.
Hermine's American arc is an early-century immigrant one, cresting in the nineteen-teens before fading as German names receded in later decades. A Hermine from its peak would be a great-grandmother now, and the name keeps a formal, continental air.
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What does the name Hermine mean?
Hermine is a German feminine linked to Herminia and Hermann, from Germanic 'army man,' with an echo of Hermes.
How do you pronounce Hermine?
It's said her-MEEN /hɜːrˈmiːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Hermine a boy or girl name?
Hermine is a girl's name.
How popular is Hermine?
Hermine was an uncommon early-twentieth-century immigrant name and is quite rare today.