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The Name German - Origin and Meaning of German
  



The Name German - Origin and Meaning of German


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name German

Latin; Old High German

Usage of the Name German

English; Russian

Meaning of the Name German

The name German has two meanings:
1. It is an English form of the Late Latin name Germanus meaning "brother".
2. It is a Russian form of Herman.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include German Titov (1935 - 2000), a Russian cosmonaut who was the second man to orbit the Earth; German Gref (born 1964), a German-Russian economist and politician; German Titov (born 1965), a Russian ice hockey player.

Names Related to German

Refer to the following lists: names related to German (1)  |  names related to Herman.
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