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“camomile”
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[ˈɦɛr̝man] · Czech
01 / Meaning & origin
Heřman is a masculine given name documented in Czech and Old Czech. English Wiktionary records the meaning “camomile”.
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Meaning: “camomile”
Inherited from Old Czech Heřman, from Old Czech heřman (“camomile”), from Medieval Latin.
De l’allemand Hermann.
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HERMAN— “public army man”
HERMAN, _m._ _Ger._ Teu. public army man, 327
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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