Armand (name)

Armand

Pronunciation	[aʁmɑ̃]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Germanic languages
Meaning	army's man
Region of origin	Northern Europe
Other names
Related names	Hermann, Herman, Harman, Armando, Armands, Ermanno
Popularity	see popular names

Armand is a French masculine given name and surname, the French form of Herman.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

• Saint Herman, aka, Saint Armand

• Armand (photographer) (1901–63), Armenian photographer
• Armand Arabian (1934–2018), American judge
• Armand Assante (b. 1949), American actor
• Armand Borel (1923–2003), Swiss mathematician,
• Armand Brinkhaus (1935–2017), Louisiana politician
• Armand Călinescu (1893–1939), Romanian Prime Minister
• Armand D'Angour (b. 1958), British classicist
• Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti (1629–66), French noble
• Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron (1524–92), French soldier
• Armand de Gramont, comte de Guiche (1637–73), French noble
• Armand de La Richardie (1686–1758), French Roman Catholic missionary
• Armand de Pontmartin (1811–90), French literary critic and essayist
• Armand Doré (1824–1882), French painter.
• Armand Doria (1824–1896), French art collector.
• Armand, duc d'Aiguillon (1750–1800), French noble
• Armand Duplantis (born 1999), American-born Swedish athlete
• Armand Hammer (1898–1990), American Industrialist
• Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (1585–1642), French clergyman and statesman commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu
• Armand Lohikoski (1912–2005), Finnish movie director & writer
• Armand Lurville (1875–1955), French actor
• Armand Mauss (1928–2020), American sociologist of religion
• Armand of Kersaint (1742–93), French sailor and politician
• Armand Marquiset (1900–1981), French philanthropist
• Armand Mouyal (1925–1988), French world champion épée fencer
• Armand Peugeot (1849–1915), French industrialist and pioneer of the automobile industry
• Armand Schiele (born 1967), French alpine skier
• Armand Van Helden (born 1970), American DJ and musician

Surname

• Antoine Armand (born 1991), French politician
• Abraham Armand, Roman Catholic priest
• David Armand (born 1977), English actor
• Émile Armand (1872–1962), French anarchist
• Frøydis Armand (1949–2022), Norwegian actress
• Gesner Armand (1936–2008), Haitian painter
• Gisken Armand (born 1962), Norwegian actress
• Inessa Armand (1874–1920), French communist
• Jack Armand (1898–1974), English footballer
• Jean Armand de Lestocq (1692–1767), French adventurer
• Joseph-François Armand (1820–1903), Canadian politician
• Leanne Armand (born 1968), Australian marine scientist
• Louis Armand (1905–71), French Resistance member
• Patrick Armand, French ballet dancer
• Romain Armand (born 1987), French footballer
• Sylvain Armand (born 1980), retired French footballer

Fictional characters

• Armand (The Vampire Chronicles), character from The Vampire Chronicles novels
• Count Armand, character from the movie The Legend of Zorro
• Armand Aubigny, husband of the title character in the short story "Désirée's Baby," by Kate Chopin.
• Armand St. Just, character from the Scarlet Pimpernel novels
• Armand Duval, character from the romantic novel La Dame aux Camelias
• Armand Trevelyan, from Isaac Asimov's novella "Profession".
• Armand d'Hubert, protagonist of the Joseph Conrad short story "The Duel" (1908) and Ridley Scott film The Duellists (1977)
• Armand D'Argencourt, character from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
• Armand Goldman, drag club owner played by Robin Williams in the film The Birdcage
• Armand Gamache, character from Louise Penny's mysteries

Armand Beauxhomme, character from the musical "Once On This Island

See also

• Armand Commission, first commission of the European Atomic Energy Community
• Armand de Brignac, champagne brand produced by Champagne Cattier
• Armand's Legion, Continental Army military unit
• St Armand (disambiguation)
  • Saint-Armand, Quebec
  • St. Armand, New York
  • St. Armand's Key in Florida
• Arman (name)