HÉRMAN
The fragments suggest that HÉRMAN (or: HYRMAN) was synonymous to both HÉRTOGA and KÉNING.
A better explanation for the origin of the name Ermanaric than what is commonly accepted would be HÉRMANNARIK. Junius was more or less right (with his second choice explanation).
Fragments
[005/15] nine times was he chosen army leader (TO HÉRTOGA. THÀT IS. TO HYR.MAN) (...) has been army leader (HYR.MAN) four times.
[016/05] For this service, they must learn (...) from the old warriors (HÉR.MANON), the art of war
[021/20] it naturally led to defence, armies (HÉR.MANNA), kings (KÉNINGGAR), and wars (ORLOCH).
[022/05] he may help elect an army leader (HÉR.MAN) or king (KÉNING)
[053/20] He had once been an army leader (HÉRMAN)
[053/25] they chose Wodin as their army leader (HÉR.MAN), or king (KÀNING).
[066/25] Helprik, the army captain (HÉR.MAN), ordered his arrest.
Ermanaric
See fragment Junius and word study RIK.
Compare names: Theoderic, Sigeric, Athanaric, Alaric, Frideric, Er(r)ic
On wikipedia:
The first element of the name Ermanaric appears to be based on the Proto-Germanic root *ermena-, meaning 'universal'. The second element is from the element *-rīks, Gothic reiks, meaning 'ruler'; this is found frequently in Gothic royal names.
According to Ammianus, Ermanaric was "a most warlike king" (...)
Jordanes describes him as a "Gothic Alexander" who "ruled all the nations of Scythia and Germania as they were his own".
Iormunrek (Jörmunrekkr) is the Norse form of the name.
Ermanaric's Gothic name is reconstructed as *Airmanareiks. It is recorded in the various Latinized forms:
- in Jordanes' Getica, he is called Ermanaricus or Hermanaricus, but some of the manuscripts even have Armanaricus, Hermericus, Hermanericus etc.
- in Ammianus' Res gestae, he is Ermenrichus (his name occurs only once).
In medieval Germanic heroic legend, the name appears as:
- Old English Eormenric in Beowulf; the alternative spelling Eormanric occurs in the poems Deor and Widsith,
- Old Norse Jǫrmunrekkr
- (or, borrowed from Low German) Ermenrekur, Old Swedish Ermenrik or Ermentrik in the Swedish Didrik Saga,
- Middle High German Ermenrîch.