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Germain

in the US

There are 6,050 people with the last name "Germain" in the United States.

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Germain 4,538
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  1. is 4,534th most common Laporte
  2. is 4,535th most common Loftin
  3. is 4,536th most common Mcgarry
  4. is 4,537th most common Michalski
  5. is 4,538th most common Germain
  6. is 4,539th most common Grisham
  7. is 4,540th most common Weil
  8. is 4,541st most common Walling
  9. is 4,542nd most common Wainwright

Similar Names and Nicknames

German, Gorman, Germany, Garman, Garmon, Germann, Germano, Germaine, Germer, Germond

Most Common First Names for Germain

Michael, Robert, John, David, Jean, Marie, Paul, Richard, Joseph, James

Meaning & History

French: from the Old French personal name Germain. This was popular in France, where it had been borne by a 5th-century saint, bishop of Auxerre. It derives from Latin Germanus ‘brother’, ‘cousin’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘of the same stock’, from Latin germen ‘bud’, ‘shoot’). In the Romance languages, especially Italian, the popularity of the equivalent personal name has been enhanced by association with the meaning ‘brother (in God)’, and in Spanish the cognate surname is derived from the vocabulary word meaning ‘brother’ rather than from a personal name. The feminine form, Germaine, which occurs as a place name in Aisne, Marne, and Haute-Marne, is associated with a late 16th-century saint from Provençal, the daughter of a poor farmer, who was canonized in 1867.

English: variant of German.

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