{{Infobox surname | name = Firmin | pronunciation = | language = French | languageorigin = | origin = Firminus | derivation = ''firmus'' | meaning = firm, steadfast | region = France | variant = | cognate = Firmino, Fermin | anglicisation = | derivative = | seealso = | family = | footnotes = }} '''Firmin''' is a French surname and masculine given name, from the Late Latin Firminus, a derivative of ''firmus'' meaning "firm" or "steadfast". The instruction of St Paul to "be steadfast in the faith" gave the name great popularity among early Christians.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hodges |first2=Flavia |title=The Oxford Names Companion |date=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0198605617 |page=759}}</ref>
==People with the surname==
*Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo (born 1968), French politician *Anténor Firmin (1850–1911), Haitian anthropologist, journalist and politician * Col Firmin (1940–2013), Australian politician * Giles Firmin (1614–1697), English minister and physician * Hannah Firmin (born 1956), English illustrator, daughter of Peter Firmin * Mickaël Firmin (born 1990), French professional footballer * Peter Firmin (1926–2018), English artist and animator * Thomas Firmin (1632–1697), English businessman and philanthropist * Philip Firmin, title character of the 1861–62 novel ''The Adventures of Philip'' by W. M. Thackeray
==People with the given name== * Firmin Abauzit (1679–1767), French scholar * Firmin António, Brazilian businessman * Firmin Ayessa (born 1951), Congolese politician * Firmin Bouisset (1859–1925), French painter and poster artist * Firmin V. Desloge (1843-1929), French-American industrialist and philanthropist in St. Louis * Firmin Didot (1764–1836), French printer and engraver * Firmin Djidingar (born 1944), Chadian politician * Firmin Dugas (1830–1889), Canadian businessman and politician * Firmin Flamand, Belgian Olympic archer (fl. 1920) * Firmin Gillot (1820–1872), photography pioneer * Firmin Lebel (died 1573), French composer and choir director * Firmin Lambot (1886–1964), Belgian cyclist * Firmin Marbeau (1798–1875), French philanthropist * Firmin Monestime (1909–1977), Haitian politician and medical doctor * Firmin Sanou (born 1973), Burkina Faso footballer * Firmin Martin Schmidt (1918-2005), American Roman Catholic bishop * Firmin Swinnen (1985-1972), Belgian theatre organist * Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (b. 1956), Prime Minister of Burundi (1996–98)
==See also== *''Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife'' by Sam Savage * Saint-Firmin (disambiguation), several places in France * Saint Fermin of Amiens, 3rd century Catholic saint * Firmin & Sons, Ceremonial Uniform manufacturer in the UK
==References== {{reflist}}
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