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What does German mean?
German 
as a boys' name. German means "brother; from Germany". German is an alternate spelling of Germain (French, Latin): from Latin Germānus.
Variations
VARIANTS Germin, Germayne, Germayn, Germane, Germaine
OTHER FORMS VIA GERMAIN Germano, Germanus, Jermain, Jermaine▼, Jermane, Jermayne, Jernayn
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
German Emory (G.E.), ..
How popular is German?
German is a somewhat popular first name for men (#756 out of 1220, Top 62%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#2260 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
German reached its top position of #581 in the U.S. in 1991, and is presently at #1189. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Jermaine (#849 FROM RECENT DATA), Germaine and Jermain are the popular related forms of German (#1189). Other variants, like Germanus, are seldom used. These relations of German were popular as baby names in the 1970s (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and have become much less conventional since, with the form Jermaine becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
German is pronounced similarly to Jarman, Jarmann, Jerman, Jermin and Jermyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arman, Beaman, Beeman, Carman, Delman, Denman, Erman, Fermin, Fernan, Ferran, Furman, Garan, Garlan, Garman, Garmann, Garmen, Garmin, Garmon, Garran, Garrman (see Garman), Garvan, Gehan, Gemal, Gerant, Geron, Gerson, Gervas, Gilman, Girvan, Goran, Gordan, Gorman, Harman, Heiman, Heman, Herman▼, Hermann, Hermon▼, Hernan, Jeran, Karman, Kernan, Lehman, Neuman, Newman, Norman▼, Orman, Redman, Seaman, Sherman▼, Tedman, Teman, Teran, Terran and Yeoman. These names tend to be less commonly used than German.
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