Germain - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Germain \ge(r)-main\ is pronounced jer-MAYN. It is of Latin and French origin, and its meaning is "brotherly; from Germany". From Germanus (Latin), the name of seven saints. The saints were named for their national origin, the most famous of whom gave his name to a church in Paris, Saint Germain-des-Prés. Singer Jermaine Jackson.

Germain has 14 variant forms: Germaine, German, Germane, Germanicus, Germano, Germanus, Germayn, Germayne, Germin, Jermain, Jermaine, Jermane, Jernayn and Jermayne.

Baby names that sound like Germain are Garman, Garmin, Garmann, Gorman, Jerman and Jermin.

Germain is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Germain. Click here to compare Germain with related baby names.