Hermanus (name)
Hermanus is a Latinized version of the Germanic masculine given name Herman. It and its less common variant Hermannus have been used in the Low Countries and South Africa as a birth name. Most people use a short form, like Herman, Harm, Harmen, and Manus. Hermanus also is a patronymic surname in South Africa. People with the name include:
As a Latinized name
- Hermannus Alemannus, German bishop in Spain and translator of Arabic philosophical works into Latin
- Hermannus Contractus, German scholar, composer, music theorist, mathematician, and astronomer
- Hermannus Dalmata, Istrian philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, translator and author
- Hermannus de Wartberge, Livonian chronicler
- Hermannus Witsius, Dutch theologian
As a birth name
- Hermanus Angelkot, Dutch pharmacist, poet and playwright
- Hermanus Hendrikus Baanders, Dutch architect
- Hermanus Berserik, Dutch painter and print maker
- Hermanus Beukes, Namibian politician and activist
- Hermanus Blom, Dutch actor, screenwriter and playwright known as Herman Bouber
- Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower
- Hermanus Brood, Dutch musician and painter.
- Hermanus van Brussel, Dutch landscape painter and etcher
- Hermanus Jacob Coster, Dutch lawyer and Second Boer War lieutenant
- Hermanus Johannes de Graaf, Dutch historian of Java
- Hermanus Haga, Dutch physicist
- Hermanus P. J. B. Heinsbroek, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs
- Hermannus Höfte, Dutch rower
- Hermanus Koekkoek, Dutch landscape painter
- Hermanus Willem Koekkoek, Dutch military scenes painter
- Hermanus Ellen Mees, Dutch painter, draftsman, and lithographer
- Hermanus Meyer, German-born clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church in America
- Hermanus Numan, Dutch painter, draftsman, and publisher
- Hermanus J.A.M. Schaepman, Dutch priest, politician and poet
- Hermanus Eliza Verschoor, Dutch liberal politician
- Hermanus L. W. Vrauwdeunt, Dutch footballer
- Hermanus van Wyk, South African Baster settler in Namibia
As a surname
- Grant Hermanus, South African rugby player
- Kartini Hermanus, Indonesian military officer
- Oliver Hermanus, South African film director and writer