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The Name Germaine - Origin and Meaning of Germaine
  



The Name Germaine - Origin and Meaning of Germaine


Gender

Feminine and Masculine

Origin of the Name Germaine

Latin

Usage of the Name Germaine

French; English

Meaning of the Name Germaine

The name Germaine is a French feminine form of Germain. It is occasionally used as a masculine name in the English-speaking countries.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Saint Germaine Cousin (1579 - 1601), a French female saint; Germaine Lubin (1890 - 1979), a French female opera singer; Germaine Tillion (1907 - 2008), a French female anthropologist; Germaine Greer (born 1939), an Australian female writer and journalist; Germaine Mason (born 1983), a Jamaican male Olympic high jumper; Germaine Race (born 1985), an American male footballer.

Names Related to Germaine

Refer to the list of names related to German (1).
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