Armin

Armin (Armyn) is a given name or surname, and is:

• An ancient Indo-European name:
  • a German/Dutch given name,
    • a modern form of the name Arminius (18/17 BC–AD 21), a German prince who defeated a Roman army in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (the name Arminius being itself a Latinized form of a Germanic name which may have been derived from the element ermen meaning "whole, universal").
  • a Persian given name.
    • Son of Kai Kobad, a legendary character in Shahnameh, belonging to the mythical Kianian Dynasty in Persian literature and mythology;
    • The title and short name of Ariobarzanes of Persis (or Ariobarzan), a Persian general who fought against Alexander the Great;
    • The modern form of Ariobarzanes, meaning "exalting the Aryans" in ancient Greek.