Definition/Meaning of Arminius

• English - Proper noun: Arminius ( historical ) A chieftain of the Cherusci (an ancient Germanic tribe) who defeated the Romans in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest . Jacobus Arminius , Dutch theologian and founder of Arminianism . Translations
• English - Etymology: From Latin Arminius , probably from Proto-Germanic *erminaz , but has been associated , at least since the 16th century , with the name Herman , German Hermann .