Germaine

French, feminine variation of Germain

Germaine Origin and Meaning

The name Germaine is a girl's name of French origin.

Linked to the early days of feminism via Germaine Greer, this saint's name feels neither French nor German enough.

# 944 in the US

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Famous People Named Germaine

  • Saint Germaine CousinFrench patroness of child abuse victims
  • Germaine of FoixQueen consort of Ferdinand II of Aragon
  • Germaine de StaëlFrench,Swiss writer
  • Germaine Lefebvre aka CapucineFrench actress
  • Germaine de RandamieDutch mixed martial artist
  • Germaine GreerAustralian,born feminist author
  • Germaine RibièreFrench resistance leader
  • Germaine TillionFrench ethnologist and resistance leader
  • Germaine Dulac (born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine SaissetSchneider), French filmmaker
  • Germaine Luise KrullGerman photographer
  • (Marcelle) Germaine TailleferreFrench composer of Les Six

Germaine in Pop Culture

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