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 [ 2 syll. her-mi-ne, he-rm-ine ] The girl name Hermine is pronounced HHERMIHN KEY. Hermine has its origins in the Germanic, Latin, and Old Greek languages. It is used largely in French and German. From Germanic, Latin, and Old Greek roots, its meaning is 'army man'. Two-element name derived from heri which means 'army, warrior' ; man. In Germany, the name can be Latinized as Hermia. Hermine is the feminine equivalent of the English Herman. Forms of the name include the English and French Armine, the English Arminel, the English Arminelle, the German Ermin, the English Ermine, the Italian Erminia, the German, Hungarian, and Latinized Hermia, and the German and Czech Hermina. In addition, Hermine is a French form of the English and Greek Hermione. Hermine is also a French and German form of the Spanish Herminia. Another variant of Hermine is the German short form Herma. Hermine is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1910 with 0.008% of baby girls being named Hermine. It was #743 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then, and is used only on a very light scale now. Among all girl names in its family, Hermine was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Hermine include the German and English Herma, the Dutch Hermien, the English Harmonee, the English Harmoni, the English Harmonie, the English Harmony, the German, Hungarian, and Latinized Hermia, the German and Czech Hermina, the Japanese Hiromi, the English Harmonia, the Spanish Herminia, the English and Greek Hermione, and the Portuguese Hermínia. KEY: English pronunciation for Hermine: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
