herm

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UK/ˈhɜːm/US/ˈhɜɹm/

noun

A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

OriginLatin Herma ← Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς →
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Meanings

herm1

nounherm (plural herms)

plural herms

  1. A rectangular pillar bearing a bust of Hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration.

herm2

adjectiveherm (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationclippingnot comparableClipping of hermaphrodite.
nounherm (plural herms)

plural herms

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of hermaphrodite.

Herm3

proper noun
  1. One of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
  2. A commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France.

Origin

herm · noun

  1. Ancient GreekἙρμῆς
  2. LatinHerma
  3. Englishherm

Learned borrowing from Latin Herma, a Latinization of Hermēs, from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).

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Herm · proper noun

  1. Old Norsearmr“arm”
  2. EnglishHerm

Perhaps from Old Norse armr (“arm”), because of its shape.

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Translations

Catalan herma
  • hermarectangular pillar
Czech herma
  • hermarectangular pillar
French hermès, Herm
  • hermèsrectangular pillar
  • Hermone of the Channel Islands
  • Herma commune in France
Italian erma
  • ermarectangular pillar
Ukrainian ге́рма
  • ге́рма (hérma)rectangular pillar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with herm

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Anagrams

MehrRehmRhem
Cite this entry
APA

herm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herm

MLA

“herm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herm.

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