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What does Jermaine mean?
Jermaine 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced jer-MAIN. It is of Latin origin. Variant of Germain (Latin, French) "brother; from Germany". Familiar in modern times due to singer Jermaine Jackson. Basketball player Jermaine O'Neal.
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Variations
VARIANTS Germain, Germaine, Jermain, Jermane, Jermayne, Jermin, Jermyn
RELATED FORMS VIA GERMAIN German, Germane, Germano, Germayn, Germayne, Germin, Jernayn
FEMININE FORM Germaine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jermaine Reyan (J.R.), ..
How popular is Jermaine?
Jermaine is a very popular first name for men (#400 out of 1220, Top 33%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jermaine was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest position of #183 in the U.S. then, and is at #849 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Jermaine (#849 LAST YEAR) are Germaine, German (#1189) and Jermain. These relations of Jermaine reached the top of their popularity during 1970-1979 (ADOPTION OF 0.1%) and are now much less widespread (ADOPTION 0.02%, DOWN 75.9%), with the form Jermaine becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Jermaine▼ is alike in pronunciation to German, Germane, Germayn, Germayne, Germin, Jarman, Jarmann and Jerman. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Carmine, Craine, Delaine, Fermin, Fraine, Geraint, Germano, Gervaise, Herman▼, Hermann, Hermie, Hermite, Jamaine, Jardine, Jemmie, Jerae, Jeraint (see Geraint), Jeramee (see Jeremy), Jeramie, Jeran, Jerant, Jeremie, Jernayn (see Germain), Jerone, Jeronimo, Jerrie, Jerrin, Jerrone, Jessamine, Jordain, Jourdaine, Markaine, Romaine, Tramaine, Tremaine, Trumaine and Urbaine. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jermaine.
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