Harmen

Harmen Meaning & Origin

About Harmen
The surname Harmen is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Harmen, which is a variant of the name Herman. The name Herman itself is derived from the Germanic elements "heri" meaning "army" and "man" meaning "man," thus the surname Harmen can be interpreted to mean "army man" or "soldier." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Harmen.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Harmen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Harmen: 137
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 125,282
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Harmen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Harmen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRMN
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H06505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 R M AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɑrmən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRMN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H655

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Harmen in Braille

Here's how to represent Harmen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Harmen in braille

How to sign the name Harmen using Sign Language

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

The name Harmen in sign language

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