Armand (name)
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| Armand | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [aʁmɑ̃] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Germanic languages |
| Meaning | army's man |
| Region of origin | Northern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hermann, Herman, Armando, Ermanno |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Armand is both a masculine French given name and a surname, the French form of Herman.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Armand (photographer) (1901–63), Armenian photographer
- Armand Brinkhaus (born 1935), Louisiana politician
- Armand Călinescu (1893-1939), Romanian Prime Minister
- Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti (1629–66), French noble
- Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524–92), French soldier
- Armand de Gramont, comte de Guiche (1637–73), French noble
- Armand de La Richardie (1686-1758), French Roman Catholic missionary
- Armand de Pontmartin (1811–90), French literary critic and essayist
- Armand Doré (1824-1882), French painter.
- Armand Doria (1824-1896), French art collector.
- Armand, duc d'Aiguillon (1750-1800), French noble
- Armand Hammer (1898–1990), American Industrialist
- Armand Lohikoski (1912-2005), Finnish movie director & writer
- Armand of Kersaint (1742–93), French sailor and politician
- Armand Marquiset (1900-1981), French philanthropist
- Armand Mouyal (1925–88), French world champion épée fencer
- Armand Van Helden (born 1970), American DJ and musician
Surname
- Abraham Armand, Roman Catholic priest
- David Armand (born 1977), English actor
- Émile Armand (1872-1962), French anarchist
- Frøydis Armand (born 1949), Norwegian actress
- Gesner Armand (born 1936), Haitian painter
- Gisken Armand (born 1962), Norwegian actress
- Inessa Armand (1874-1920), French communist
- Jean Armand de Lestocq (1692-1767), French adventurer
- Joseph-François Armand (1820-1903), Canadian politician
- Leanne Armand (born 1968), Australian marine scientist
- Louis Armand (1905–71), French Resistance member
- Sylvain Armand (born 1980), French footballer
Fictional characters
- Armand (The Vampire Chronicles), character from the The Vampire Chronicles novels
- Count Armand, character from the movie The Legend of Zorro
- Armand St. Just, character from the Scarlet Pimpernel novels
- Armand Duval, character from the romantic novel La Dame aux Camelias
- Armand Trevelyan, from Isaac Asimov's novella "Profession".
- Armand Goldman, character from the movie "The Birdcage"
References
See also
- Armand Commission, first commission of the European Atomic Energy Community
- Armand de Brignac, champagne brand produced by Champagne Cattier
- Armand's Legion, Continental Army military unit
- Saint-Armand, Quebec
- St. Armand, New York
- St. Armand's Key in Florida
- Arman (name)
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