The baby name Ermina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ərˈmiːnə/ (er-MEE-nə).
Ermina is Italian in Origin.
The baby name Ermina is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ərˈmiːnə/ (er-MEE-nə).
Ermina is Italian in Origin.
Ermina is a Romance form rooted in the ancient Germanic element ermen/irmin, meaning “whole, universal” or “great.” It sits alongside related feminine names built on the same stem: Irmina (German/Latinized medieval), Erminia (Italian, also Spanish/Portuguese), Hermine (French/German), Herminia/Hermina (Iberian and Central European), and the clipped forms Erma and Irma; Mina commonly serves as a familiar short form. Though sometimes confused with Hermione, Ermina belongs to the Germanic irmin family, not to the Greek Hermes lineage.
The name’s historical visibility traces to Saint Irmina of Trier (7th century), a Merovingian noblewoman and patron of monastic foundations, and to Renaissance literature: Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata popularized Erminia in Italy, encouraging variant forms such as Ermina. Usage has remained modest but persistent in Italy and parts of the Iberian world, with occasional appearance among diaspora communities from the late 19th century onward.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| RS | 0 | #83 | 2 | 923 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #101 | 2 | 3,319 |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #116 | 20 | 1,651 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #132 | 4 | 3,911 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #160 | 15 | 2,769 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2019 | #172 | 2 | 1,585 |
| HR | 0 | #178 | 4 | 2,081 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #183 | 12 | 1,904 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #224 | 4 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #226 | 17 | 6,293 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #274 | 16 | 3,687 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #324 | 6 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #391 | 4 | 3,215 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #394 | 27 | 1,885 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #516 | 3 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #731 | 8 | 3,895 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #815 | 24 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| United States | Girls | 2014 | #928 | 5 | 9,590 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 4 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,335 | 112 | 9,415 |
Ermina is popular in 50 countries — most recent births per country:
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