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Armando
Say it: ar-MAHN-doh
Meaning
The Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman, from Germanic heri 'army' and man 'man'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Italy, Spain and Latin America and among Hispanic Americans.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 74,240 babies given this name since 1906
- At its height in 1997, about 1 in 1,200 boys
- 573 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Armand |
|---|---|
| German | Hermann |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.