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Germain

Ger-main′

,
Adj.
[Obs.]
See
Germane
.

Definition 2024

Germain

Germain

See also: germain and gèrmain

English

Proper noun

Germain

  1. A surname​.

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Anagrams

French

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Germain

  1. A male given name.

Related terms

germain

germain

See also: gèrmain and Germain

English

Adjective

germain ‎(comparative more germain, superlative most germain)

  1. Obsolete form of germane.

French

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], a borrowing from Latin germānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.mɛ̃/

Adjective

germain m ‎(feminine singular germaine, masculine plural germains, feminine plural germaines)

  1. german (having the same mother and father)
  2. Germanic, German

Derived terms

Etymology

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

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