THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Arman
Arman is recorded as a male given name in Cebuano. Its lexical definition links this spelling with the longer name or names Armand or Armando as a short or familiar form.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
Apocopic form of Armand or Armando.
a male given name
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People with the name Arman
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Arman Ferrer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Arman Ferrer
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Arman in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Arman
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Arlan·Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Arma·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Armand♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Armen·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Armin♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Arnan·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Arawan·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Aria♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Arman?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Arman further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q11295890 — Arman (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Arman Ferrer (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q11295890 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Arman (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.