Firmin
Firmin grows from the Latin *firmus*, "firm, strong", the same root behind English *firm* and *confirm*. In Poland it barely registers: most Poles will never meet one, and it comes through French rather than Polish tradition.
Firmin Pronunciation
Firmin is pronounced FEER-meen (/ˈfirmin/).
What Firmin means
Where Firmin comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Firmin grows from the Latin firmus, which means firm or strong. The same root feeds English words like firm and confirm. A child called Firmin carries a name built on the idea of standing fast, mocny and trwały in Polish.
The name took its shape in France. Saint Firmin was the first bishop of Amiens, and tradition holds he was martyred there in the early centuries of the Church. His feast falls on 25 September, and the city still honours him. His cult spread the name across French-speaking lands, where it stayed in steady use for generations.
Short and blunt. Firmin has no common diminutive and no cross-gender pair. It stands alone. In a Polish class register it would stand out at once, one word doing one job. The Latin firmus stays visible, firm and strong.
When Firmin celebrates name day
Firmin appears 3 times in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 18 August.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Firmin
1 in 5336547 men in Poland is named Firmin. 4 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #29917 among male names.
Firmin as a middle name
Firmin is a first name for 4 men in Poland and a middle name for another 6, a 40/60 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 4233rd, between Finley (6) and Fiszel (6).
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#4231 Finlay6
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#4232 Finley6
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#4233 Firmin6
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#4234 Fiszel6
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#4235 Forbes6