Arminius

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biographical name (1)

Ar·min·i·us är-ˈmi-nē-əs

variants or Armin

är-ˈmēn

18 b.c.?–a.d. 19 sometimes Hermann ˈher-ˌmän

German hero

Arminius

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biographical name (2)

Jacobus 1560–1609 Jacob Harmensen

ˈhär-mən-sən

or Hermansz

ˈher-ˌmän(t)s

Dutch theologian

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