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Around the world, Hermit (Eremita , Hermit , Eremite ) is quite a common feminine forename. The forename Hermit is habitual in Brazil, where it is quite a rare female name, Mexico, where it is a very rare female name, and Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Brazil, India, and Mexico. Much less frequently, Hermit is the last name as well as the forename.
Hermit is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hermit , the operatic character in the opera Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber.