Gender | Masculine |
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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 |
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.
Historical records of Armin as a forename appear independently from two different sources: