Jermaine

  • [ jər-MAYN ]
  • English
Variant of GERMAIN. The name was popularized in the 1970s by Jermaine Jackson (1954-), a member of the singing group The Jackson 5.

GERMAIN   male   French
French form of GERMANUS.
GERMANUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "brother" in Latin. This was the name of several early saints.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Germanus
BASQUE: Kerman
ENGLISH: German
FRENCH: Germain
ITALIAN: Germano
PORTUGUESE: Germano
SPANISH: Germán
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Germana
FRENCH: Germaine
ITALIAN: Germana