Germain

A patronymic from a medieval given name, identical with the French one; or from an ethnic term for a German.

Germain

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from French.

• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
• Saint-Germain-des-Fossés
• Saint-Germain-en-Laye

• Germaine

• germina, mangier, mearing, reaming

Name of a fifth century French saint, Latin Germanus, "a German", also from germanus "brother, sibling".

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛʁ.mɛ̃/

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Germain m

1. a male given name

• female given name: Germaine

Germain m (plural Germains, feminine Germaine)

1. (rare) German (resident or native of Germany)

• germain