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\ʒeʁ.mɛ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\ʒeʁ.mɛ̃\

Origin and meaning

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

Where it is mostly given

  • France
  • Belgium
  • Switzerland

Around the world

  • GreekΓερμανός
  • LatinGermanus
  • RussianГерман

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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