Armand (name)

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

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

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)