What does Germain mean?
Germain /ger-main/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Germain) is pronounced jer-MAYN. It is of French and Latin origin, and the meaning of Germain is "brother; from Germany".
From Latin Germânus, 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.
Variations
Germain has 14 variants: Germaine, German▼, Germane, Germanicus, Germano, Germanus, Germayn, Germayne, Germin, Jermain, Jermaine▼, Jermane, Jermayne and Jernayn.
Affiliated boy name: Garmon.
Germain has 2 more alternative forms via Jermaine: Jermin and Jermyn.
Germain has 1 feminine form: Germaine.
Kreatif forms: Gemain, Germainne, Gormain. [more]How popular is Germain?
Germain is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#5044 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. Census)
Below is a graphed analysis of the usage of Germain and associated names. Germaine, German, Jermain and Jermaine (#730 the previous year) are the popular alternative forms of Germain (not ranked). Variants like Jermyn are seldom used. Usage of these boy names reached its peak during the years 1970-1979 (usage of 0.276%) and has become significantly lower since (usage 0.0675%, ▼75.5%), with the versions German and Jermaine becoming less trendy. (Top 1000 Baby Names Statistics, 2014)
Similar Names
Germain is alike in pronunciation to Jerman. Other recommended similar baby names are Garman, Garmann, Garmin and Gorman. Like Germain, these names are not commonly used.