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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The partner, Herman Steen, is a shipping expert with almost 25 years of experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The van driver, Herman Joseph, originally from Haiti, did not have a valid US driver's licence and was jailed.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The opening chapters distinguish various sorts of “tale,” with references to Herman Melville, Nikolai Gogol and others, moving on to German authors, including Goethe and Novalis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Despite a pedigree that includes work in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Hammer Museum, Herman remains resolutely modest and insatiably curious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
His real name was Herman Sluring; Pickwick was the name Betsie and I used between ourselves because he looked so incredibly like the illustrator’s drawing in our copy of Dickens.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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