Reference meaning

Germaine

proper noun·Reference

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A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain.

Other meanings

2. proper noun

A male given name from Latin, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

3. proper noun

A female given name from Latin transferred from the surname or borrowed from modern French.

4. adjective

Obsolete form of germane.

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