Herman
Americannoun
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Woodrow Woody, 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
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a male given name: from Old English words meaning “army” and “ man.”
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Following her was fellow queen Kochina Rude who came out dressed as Pee-wee Herman to perform the Germs’ “Lexicon Devil” before stage-diving into the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In 1983, several years after the formation of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, Herman was reassigned to investigate the case.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Looking back on the LaGuardia tragedy, Herman sees it as an epochal event that was not, at the time, understood for what it was: a glimpse of the future.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
His father served on a local hospital board with Herman Becker, who ran his family’s Ben Becker shoe store.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Herman E. Calloway said, “Talk to James, far as I know he’s the only one who looked at the kid.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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