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Germaine¹

  • /d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/

Rhymes with -eɪn

proper noun

  1. A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain.
  2. A male given name from Latin, in modern use transferred back from the surname.
  3. A female given name from Latin transferred from the surname or borrowed from modern French.

germaine²

adjective more germaine · most germaine

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of germane [Ham.] The phraſe would bee more Germaine to the matter: […]

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"germaine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/germaine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{germaine_2026,
  title = {germaine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germaine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}