Armin

For the 2007 Croatian drama film, see Armin (film).

Armin

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	German, Dutch and Persian languages
Meaning	Guardian (Defender) of The Aryans Land
Region of origin	Germany and Iran

Armin is a given name or surname, and is:

• An ancient Indo-European name:
  • Germanic given name,
    • modern form of Arminius (18/17 BC–AD 21) (Arminius being a Latinization), who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.Latinized form of a Germanic name which was probably derived from the element ermen meaning "whole, universal".
  • Persian given name.
    • Son of Kai Kobad, a legendary character in Shahnameh, belonging to the mythical Kianian Dynasty in Persian literature and mythology
    • The title and short form of Ariobarzan, a Persian general who fought against Alexander the Great
    • The modern form of Ariobarzanes, meaning "exalting the Aryans" in ancient Greek

Surname

• Jart Armin, cybersecurity
• Robert Armin (c. 1563–1615), English actor, member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men

Given name

• Arminius, Germanic tribal leader who fought against the Romans
• Armin, Prince of Lippe (born 1924)
• Armin Abron, American periodontist
• Armin Bittner (born 1964), German former alpine skier
• Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance music DJ and producer
• Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), astronomer and science fiction writer
• Armin Hary (born 1937), the first non-American to win the Olympic 100 m since 1928
• Armin Hofmann, Swiss graphic designer
• Armin Kerer (born 1972), Italian former javelin thrower
• Armin Kogler (born 1959), Austrian retired ski jumper
• Armin Laschet (born 1961), German politician
• Armin Lemme (born 1955), East German former discus thrower
• Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer and educator
• Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born 1991), American figure skater of Iranian descent
• Armin Meiwes, Internet user who became known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal"
• Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930), German film actor
• Armin S., German stocktrader
• Armin Shimerman (born 1949), American actor
• Armin Sohrabian (born 1995), Iranian footballer
• Armin Tashakkori (born 1986), an Iranian volleyball player
• Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), Hungarian explorer and writer
• Armin Veh, German football manager
• Armin T. Wegner, German soldier, writer, and political activist
• Armin Zöggeler (born 1974), Italian luger

Fiction

• Armin Tamzarian, birth name of Seymour Skinner of the Simpsons media franchise
• Armin Arlert, supporting protagonist of the manga and anime Attack on Titan

See also

• Von Armin (disambiguation), several people
• Nepenthes armin (N. armin), a Philippine pitcher plant
• Stac an Armin, the Armin (Warrior) sea stack in Scotland