Armin is a boy's name from Germany. Herman's variant ("soldier" in Old German). Ami's variant ("friend" in Old English) is used by several characters in the Bible. Armin may also be used as a pseudonym of two American musicians: Armint Gold and Armisen. The name has been used as an actor's moniker. These are actors who have played characters named Armin: Armin Addison in The New Adventures of Charlie Brown (1971-1972), Armin Brody in The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1969-1970) and Scrappy Doo! (1976-1977), and Armin Shubin in Doctor Who (1963-1989). There is also a character in the video game series Saints Row who goes by the name Armin Van Buuren. Finally, Armin is the name of a character in the book Animorphs.