Given name · also Latin
Germán
“brother”
Germán is a masculine given name, probably from Latin (ultimately Frankish) and perhaps meaning “brother.” It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Germán probably comes from Latin, and ultimately from Frankish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
Probably from Latin germānus (“brother”), from Frankish *werʀu (“quarrel, war”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Germán’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Germán has a diminutive in Gershu. In Spanish usage, Germán shares a linguistic root with the French form Germain. In Spanish usage, Germán has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Armando.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Germán has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Frankish roots to each of them.
9 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ArmandoItalian
- GermanPolish
- HermanEnglish
- ArmandFrench
- Germaincognate · French
- HermannGerman
- Germanoequivalent
- Germàcognate · Catalan
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People named Germán
- Germán PezzellaArgentine footballerborn 1991
- Germán LuxArgentine association football playerborn 1982
- Germán BurgosArgentine footballer and coachborn 1969
- Germán DenisArgentine association football player (born 1981)
- Germán Suárez FlamerichPresident of Venezuela (1907-1990)
- Germán RiescoChilean politician and president (1854-1916)
- Germán GarmendiaChilean YouTuberborn 1990
- Germán VillaMexican footballerborn 1973
- Germán BuschPresident of Bolivia (1937-1939)1903–1939
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