Armin

For the 2007 Croatian drama film, see Armin (film).

Armin
Other names
See also	Armina or Armine (fem.), Armenia (Arminia), the Land of Armens or Armins

Armin is a given name or surname, and is:

• an ancient Zoroastrian given name in Persian, meaning Guardian of Iran (Iran meaning Aryan Land).
  • Son of Kai Kobad, a legendary character in Šāhnāme, belonging to the mythical Kianian Dynasty in Persian literature and mythology.
  • The title and short form of Ariobarzan (Ariobarzanes), a Persian general who fought against Alexander the Great
• a Germanic given name meaning Guardian of Aryan Land.
  • modern form of Arminius (18/17 BC–21 AD) (Arminius being a Latinization), who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
• Ancient Greek given name, modern form of Ariobarzanes, meaning "exalting the Aryans"
• Ancient Armenian given name, meaning Armenian man and soldier.
• Origin of the word Army
• Name of Armenia as a province of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.

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As a surname

• Jart Armin, cybersecurity
• Mohsen Armin, Iranian politician
• Robert Armin (c. 1563–1615), English actor, member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men

As a given name

Astronomers:

• Armin Joseph Deutsch (1918–1969), astronomer and science fiction writer
• Armin Otto Leuschner (1868–1953), American astronomer and educator

Actors:

• Armin Mueller-Stahl (born 1930), German film actor
• Armin Shimerman (born 1949), American actor

Politicians:

• Armin Halitović (born 1970), politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Armin Laschet (born 1961), German politician

In sports:

• Armin Bittner (born 1964), German former alpine skier
• Armin Hary (born 1937), the first non-American to win the Olympic 100 m since 1928
• Armin Kerer (born 1972), Italian former javelin thrower
• Armin Kogler (born 1959), Austrian retired ski jumper
• Armin Lemme (born 1955), East German former discus thrower
• Armin Mahbanoozadeh (born 1991), American figure skater of Iranian descent
• Armin Tashakkori (born 1986), an Iranian volleyball player
• Armin Zöggeler (born 1974), Italian luger

In other fields:

• Arminius, Germanic tribal leader who fought against the Romans
• Armin, Prince of Lippe (born 1924)
• Armin Abron, American periodontist
• Armin van Buuren (born 1976), Dutch trance music DJ and producer
• Armin Hofmann, Swiss graphic designer
• Armin Meiwes, Internet user who became known as the "Rotenburg Cannibal"
• Armin Ulrich, German director and producer
• Ármin Vámbéry (1832–1913), Hungarian explorer and writer
• Armin T. Wegner, German soldier, writer, and political activist
• Armen Ra, an American artist and performer of Iranian-Armenian descent

In fiction

• Armin Tamzarian, birth name of Seymour Skinner of the Simpsons media franchise
• Armin Arlert, supporting protagonist of the manga and anime Attack on Titan

See also

• Von Armin (disambiguation), several people
• Nepenthes armin (N. armin), a Philippine pitcher plant
• Stac an Armin, the Armin (Warrior) sea stack in Scotland