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Europe / Re: HARMES - german origins?
« on: Thursday 10 January 13 17:30 GMT (UK) »
One of the earliest records dates back to 1363 in Friesland,in 1733 Hans Harms is mentioned in records from Lubeck and in 1752 Frerich Janssen Harms is listed,his son appears in records from 1786 as Johannes Harmjans. Klaus Harms was a preacher in Hulstein in 1800.
A coat of arms was granted to Ludulf Heinrich Harmes in Luneburg in 1741
The German surname Harmes and its variants Harms,Harm and Harmsen,The name indicates son of Harms[es], a pet name of Herman,the personal name Herman is derived from the old High German word Heri meaning "army" and "mann"
Alternatively the name has a nickname origin descriptive of some personal or physical characteristics of the original bearer,in this case the name is derived from the old High German word harm meaning "weasel",it is also possible that the name is of local origin denoting "one who lived by the sign of the "weasel".
I have been researching the Sussex branch of the Harmes family for some years and am happy to pass on any details that may be of interest.s
A coat of arms was granted to Ludulf Heinrich Harmes in Luneburg in 1741
The German surname Harmes and its variants Harms,Harm and Harmsen,The name indicates son of Harms[es], a pet name of Herman,the personal name Herman is derived from the old High German word Heri meaning "army" and "mann"
Alternatively the name has a nickname origin descriptive of some personal or physical characteristics of the original bearer,in this case the name is derived from the old High German word harm meaning "weasel",it is also possible that the name is of local origin denoting "one who lived by the sign of the "weasel".
I have been researching the Sussex branch of the Harmes family for some years and am happy to pass on any details that may be of interest.s