Armin

Armin
Gender	Masculine
Name day	June 2
Other gender
Feminine	Armina
Origin
Word/name	Germanic and Persian
Derivation	Arminius & Ariobarzanes
Meaning	Guardian / Hero
Region of origin	Western Europe, Western Asia
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ermin
Related names	Arvin

Last updated September 22, 2025

Armin is a male given name and surname of Indo-European origin.

In the Balkans, Armin is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. The name is a modification of Amin, following a pattern similar to the modification of Anel to Arnel. This region also has a female equivalent: Armina. The name became especially popular in the region after the 2007 Croatian-Bosnian drama film Armin.

History

Historical records of Armin as a forename appear independently from two different sources:

Germanic
- Armin is the modern form of Arminius who was a German prince. He is mostly known for defeating the Roman army in Battle of the Teutoburg Forest. The latinized name of "Arminius" itself comes form an ancient Germanic name that may have derived from elemental noun "ermen" which means "whole" or "universal" in essence.
Iranic
- Armin was son of Kai Kobad who is a fantastical character in the Shahnameh book of poetry. He belonged to the Kayanian dynasty in Persian literature and mythology.
- Armin is the short form of "Āriya-bṛdāna" whose hellenized name is Ariobarzanes. He was a Persian prince and satrap who fought against Alexander the Great.

Given name

Arminius, Germanic tribal leader who fought against the Romans
Armin Aberle (born 1960), German semiconductor scientist
Armin Abron (born 1975), American periodontist
Armin Alesevic (born 1994), Swiss footballer of Bosnian descent
Armin Andres (born 1959), German basketball player
Armin Assinger (born 1964), Austrian alpine skier
Armin Bačinović (born 1989), Slovenian footballer
Armin Bauer (born 1990), Italian Nordic combined skier
Armin Baumgarten (born 1967), German sculptor and painter
Armin Baumgartner (born 1950), Swiss bobsledder
Armin Bittner (born 1964), German alpine skier
Armin von Bogdandy (born 1960), German legal scholar
Armin Bošnjak (born 1994), Montenegrin footballer
Armin Brott (born 1958), American author, columnist and radio host
Armin Büchel (born 1945), Liechtenstein judoka
Armin von Büren (1928–2018), Swiss cyclist
Armin Ćerimagić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer
Armin B. Cremers (born 1946), German computer scientist
Armin Dahlen (1919–2013), Austrian actor
Armin Dassler (1929–1990), German businessman, CEO of Puma
Armin Delong (1925–2017), Czechoslovak physicist
Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), American astronomer and science fiction writer
Armin Đerlek (born 2000), Serbian footballer
Armin Eck (born 1964), German footballer and manager
Armin Eichholz (born 1964), German rower
Armin Emrich (born 1951), German handball player and coach
Armin Faber, German World War II fighter pilot
Armin Falk (born 1968), German economist
Armin Franulic (1943–2021), Bolivian rally driver
Armin Frauscher (born 1994), Austrian luger
Armin Frieder (1911–1946), Slovak rabbi
Armin Garnreiter (born 1958), German archer
Armin Ganz (1948–1995), American designer
Armin von Gerkan (1885–1969), Baltic German classical archaeologist
Armin Gessert (1963–2009), German computer game developer
Armin Geus (born 1937), German medical historian
Armin Gigović (born 2002), Bosnian footballer
Armin Görtz (born 1959), German football player
Armin Grau (born 1959), German politician
Armin Gremsl (born 1994), Austrian footballer
Armin Gruen (born 1944), German geodesists
Armin Guhl (1907–1981), Swiss decathlete
Armin Hadipour (born 1994), Iranian taekwondo practitioner
Armin Hahne (born 1955), German racing driver
Armin-Paul Hampel (born 1957), German politician
Armin Hamzic (born 1993), Austrian footballer
Armin Hansen (1886–1957), American painter
Armin Hary (born 1937), the first non-American to win the Olympic 100 m since 1928
Armin Helfer (born 1980), Italian ice hockey player
Armin Hodžić (footballer, born 1994), Bosnian footballer

Armin Hodžić (footballer, born 2000), Bosnian footballer

Armin Hodžić (politician), Bosniak-Croatian politician
Armin Hofer (born 1987), Italian ice hockey player
Armin Hofmann (1920–2020), Swiss graphic designer
Armin Jäger (born 1962), German footballer
Ármin Jamak (born 1993), Hungarian indie musician
Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor
Armin Karima, British actor
Armin Kellersberger (1838–1905), Swiss politician
Armin Kerer (born 1972), Italian javelin thrower
Armin Kircher (1966–2015), Austrian composer and conductor
Armin Knab (1881–1951), German composer and musical writer
Armin Kogler (born 1959), Austrian ski jumper
Armin Kõomägi (born 1969), Estonian writer and screenwriter
Armin Kraaz (born 1965), German football player and manager
Armin Kraeft (1909–2000), American football and baseball coach
Armin Kremer (born 1968), German rally driver
Armin Krings (born 1962), Luxembourgish footballer
Armin Krugel, Swiss nordic combined skier
Armin Landeck (1905–1984), American artist
Armin Laschet (born 1961), German politician
Armin D. Lehmann (1928–2008), German activist
Armin Lemme (1955–2021), East German discus thrower
Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer and educator
Armin K. Lobeck (1886–1958), American cartographer, geomorphologist and landscape artist
Armin Luistro (born 1961), Filipino religious brother and Secretary of Education who is the father of the K-12 education in his country
Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born 1991), Iranian American figure skater
Armin Mahović (born 1991), Bosnian footballer
Armin Mahrt (1897–1961), American football player
Armin Mair (born 1977), Italian luger
Armin Maier (born 1997), Malaysian professional footballer
Armin Maiwald (born 1940), German television producer
Armin Mašović (born 1993), Austrian footballer
Armin Medosch (1962–2017), Austrian artist, curator, theorist and critic
Armin Meier (cyclist) (born 1969), Swiss cyclist
Armin Meier (actor) (1943–1978), German actor
Armin Meiwes (born 1961), German Internet user who became known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal"
Armin Meyer (1907–?), Argentine rower
Armin H. Meyer (1914–2006), American diplomat
Armin Moczek (born 1969), German evolutionary biologist
Armin Mohler (1920–2003), Swiss far-right political philosopher
Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930), German film actor
Armin Mujakic (born 1995), Austrian footballer
Armin Muzaferija (born 1988), Bosnian singer
Armin Navabi (born 1983), Iranian-born ex-Muslim atheist and secular activist
Armin Niederer (born 1987), Swiss freestyle skier
Armin Öhri (born 1978), Liechtensteiner writer
Armin Öpik (1898–1983), Estonian paleontologist
Armin Baniaz Pahamin, Malaysian entrepreneur
Armin Andreas Pangerl (born 1965), German painter, author and exhibition maker
Armijn Pane (born 1908), Indonesian author
Armin Pavić (1844–1914), Croatian linguist
Armin Pfahl-Traughber (born 1963), German political scientist, sociologist and government official
Armin Pumpanmuang (born 1987), Thai Muay Thai kickboxer
Armin Purner, Austrian cyclist
Armin Reichel (born 1958), German footballer
Armin Reutershahn (born 1960), German football coach and manager
Armin Risi (born 1962), Swiss author
Armin Rohde (born 1955), German actor
Armin Ronacher (born 1989), Austrian open source software programmer
Armin Rosencranz (born 1937), American lawyer and political scientist
Armin S., German stock trader
Armin Scheurer (1917–1990), Swiss athlete
Armin Schibler (1920–1986), Swiss composer
Armin Schlieps (1931–2005), Finnish-American archetier and luthier
Armin Scholz (born 1976), German bodybuilder and gym owner
Armin Schreiner (1874–1941), Jewish Croatian industrialist killed in the Holocaust
Armin Schuster (born 1961), German politician
Armin Schwarz (born 1963), German rally driver
Armin Schwarz (politician) (born 1968), German politician
Armin Schweizer (1892–1968), Swiss actor
Armin Shimerman (born 1949), American actor
Armin Sinančević (born 1996), Serbian shot putter
Armin Smajić (born 1964), Bosnian footballer and manager
Armin Sohrabian (born 1995), Iranian footballer
Armin Sowa (born 1959), German basketball player
Armin Steigenberger (born 1965), German poet and writer
Armin Stromberg (1910–2004), Russian chemist
Armin Suppan (born 1959), Austrian composer
Ármin Szabó-Székely (born 1987), Italian dramaturg
Armin Tanković (born 1990), Bosnian footballer
Armin Tashakkori (born 1986), Iranian volleyball player
Armin Tehrany, American orthopaedic surgeon and assistant clinical professor
Armin Thurnher (born 1949), Austrian journalist
Armin von Tschermak-Seysenegg (1870–1952), Austrian physiologist
Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), Hungarian explorer and writer
Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance music DJ and producer
Armin Veh (born 1961), German footballer and manager
Armin Vilas, Austrian bobsledder
Armin Vock (born 1952), Swiss gymnast
Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978), German soldier, writer, and political activist
Armin Weier (born 1956), German wrestler
Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German inorganic chemist and politician
Armin Weyrauch (born 1964), German rower
Armin Wiebe (born 1948), Canadian writer
Armin Willingmann (born 1963), German politician
Armin Wirth (born 1971), German DJ, record producer and record label manager
Armin Wolf (born 1966), Austrian journalist and television anchor
Armin Wurm (born 1989), German ice hockey player
Armin Zimmermann (1917–1976), German admiral
Armin Zöggeler (born 1974), Italian luger
Armin Haikal Hazim (born 2011), Malaysian footballer

Surname

Albie Armin (born 2004), English footballer
Emil Armin (1883–1971), American artist
Jart Armin, cybersecurity expert
Mohsen Armin (born 1954), Iranian politician
Robert Armin (c. 1563–1615), English actor, member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men

Fictional characters

Armin Arlert, supporting protagonist of the manga and anime Attack on Titan
Armin Tamzarian, the real name of principal Seymour Skinner on The Simpsons

Armin

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Fictional characters

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