Herb

Herb Meaning & Origin

About Herb
The name "Herb" is a shortened form of the name Herbert, which is derived from the Germanic elements "heri" meaning "army" and "beraht" meaning "bright" or "famous." Therefore, the name Herb can be interpreted to mean "bright army" or "famous warrior."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Herb are male.

Herb Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRP
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H061
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
ER1 B
🌐 IPA
/ərb/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H610

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Herb in Braille

Here's how to represent Herb in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Herb in braille

How to Spell the Name Herb in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Herb using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Herb in sign language

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