Harmes

Harmes Meaning & Origin

About Harmes
The surname Harmes is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Harm, which itself is a short form of Herman. The name Herman is derived from the Germanic elements "heri" meaning "army" and "man" meaning "man," thus the surname Harmes 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 Harm.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Harmes: 491
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 43,885
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Harmes 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 Harmes is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRMS
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H06502
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 R M Z
🌐 IPA
/hɑrmz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRMS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Harmes in Braille

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

The name Harmes in braille

How to sign the name Harmes using Sign Language

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

The name Harmes in sign language

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