Germaine - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Germaine \

, also used as boy's name Germaine, is pronounced jer-MAYNE. It is of Latin and French origin. Feminine form of Germain, from a Roman name meaning "brother". May also mean "from Germany". Saint Germaine (16th century) was a French shepherdess. Modern use may be homage to famous author and feminist Germaine Greer.

Germaine has 10 variant forms: Germain, Germana, Germane, Germayn, Germayne, Jarmaine, Jermain, Jermane, Jermayn and Jermayne.

For more information, see also the related name Charmaine.

Baby names that sound like Germaine are Carmine, Carmina, Carman and Karmina.

Germaine is a very common first name for women (#1005 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#23807 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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