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Armin
Say it: AR-meen
Meaning
Modern German name taken from Arminius, the Cheruscan leader; Arminius is a Latin form and his native name is unknown.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Taken up by German patriots in the 19th century in honour of Arminius.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 2,934 babies given this name since 1893
- At its height in 1914, about 1 in 17,200 boys
- 52 babies in 2020
Through the ages
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Famous bearers
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, actor
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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