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 [ 2 syll. er-mi-ne, erm-ine ] The girl name Ermine is pronounced ERMahN KEY. Ermine's language of origin is Old French and Germanic, and it is used largely in the English language. Old French and Germanic origin: Derived literally from the element ermine. The name is most likely a derivative of Hermine, but it has often been associated with the Old French and also English word 'ermine' in reference to the white fur from the short-tailed weasel also called 'ermine'. The ultimate source could be the Latin 'Armenius mus' meaning 'Armenian rat'. Ermine is a variant (English) of Hermine (French and German). Ermine is not regularly used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Ermine include Irmine (English), Eiren (English), Eirene (English and Greek), Erin (English and Irish), Erinn (English), Erinne (English), Erma (English and German), Ermin (German), Erna (English, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Eryn (English and Irish), Aeron (Welsh), Aeronwen (Welsh), Aeronwy (Welsh), Aireen (English), Aram (Tamil), Irma (English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish), Irmen (English), Urmi (Estonian), Eirena (English), and Erena (Maori and English). KEY: Pronunciation for Ermine: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
