Herm (disambiguation)

Herm is one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel.

Herm or L'Herm may also refer to:

Places

People

Other uses

  • Château de l'Herm, a French castle
  • Herma or herm, a statue consisting of a four-cornered pillar surmounted by a bust or head, usually that of Hermes, and generally displayed with genitals. Often used as boundary markers, mile-stones sign-posts etc.[1]
  • herm., a botanical/zoological abbreviation for a hermaphrodite, an organism with both sexes
  • Herm., following the name of a Christian saint, it denotes that the saint was a hermit
  • Herm, a fictional race of aliens in Marvel Comics, among them Klaatu

See also

  • Herms, a surname or given name

References

  1. Oxford English Dictionary
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