Arminius

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
• Jacobus Arminius, Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism.

Origin

• From Latin Arminius, probably from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz, but has been associated, at least since the 16th century, with the name Herman, German Hermann.