Germaine

Feminine variation of Germain, French

"from Germany"

Germaine Origin and Meaning

The name Germaine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "from Germany".

Linked to the early days of feminism via Germaine Greer, this saint's name feels neither French nor German enough -- which just might make it the perfect blend of the two cultures. All forms of Germain derive from the Latin Germanus, referring to a person from Germany.

Germaine Rank in US Top 1000

# 944 in the US

Famous People Named Germaine

• Saint Germaine Cousin French patroness of child abuse victims
• Germaine of Foix Queen consort of Ferdinand II of Aragon
• Germaine de Staël French,Swiss writer
• Germaine Lefebvre aka Capucine French actress
• Germaine de Randamie Dutch mixed martial artist
• Germaine Greer Australian,born feminist author
• Germaine Ribière French resistance leader
• Germaine Tillion French ethnologist and resistance leader
• Germaine Dulac (born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset Schneider), French filmmaker
• Germaine Luise Krull German photographer
• (Marcelle) Germaine Tailleferre French composer of Les Six

The name Germaine in Pop Culture

• Germaine character in TV series 'Raised by Wolves', based on journalist Caitlin Moran
• Germaine Avadonia Knight of Red in the Evillious Chronicles
• Abbess Germaine character in the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques