Arman
Latin at root, carrying the sense of "wish, hope". Barely more than 500 men in Poland go by it, so most people here will never meet an Arman.
Arman Pronunciation
Arman is pronounced AHR-mahn (/ˈarman/).
What Arman means
Where Arman comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Arman comes from Latin, where its sense settles on a single idea: wish, hope. That reading sits close to how a name works in practice, less a label for the child than a small word of hope set beside them. Latin gave Europe many of its given names, and this one keeps its meaning near the surface rather than buried under later legend.
No diminutives came down with it. There is no softened form for a friend to call across a yard, no feminine partner, no shortened version for a form. Arman stays as it is, two syllables that hold their shape.
Picture the name in a Polish class register, sitting between the Adams and the Antonis without any fuss. On a form at the urząd it fills the box cleanly and needs no spelling twice. Because it has no fixed spot in the name-day calendar, a family that chooses it usually picks the imieniny date themselves. The meaning stays plain: wish, hope.
How many people are named Arman
1 in 42522 men in Poland is named Arman. 507 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1310 among male names.
Arman's popularity over time
3 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1195 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2022.
Where Arman is most popular
Arman is most popular in Silesian, 375% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+205%).
Arman as a middle name
Arman is a first name for 507 men in Poland and a middle name for another 31, a 94/6 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1496th, between Aleksandr (31) and Bharat (31).
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#1494 Xaver32
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#1495 Aleksandr31
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#1496 Arman31
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#1497 Bharat31
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#1498 Bodo31