Given name
Germanus
“a man from Germany”·“one who is brotherly”
Germanus is a variant of Germain. Interpretations include “a man from Germany” and “one who is brotherly”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Germanus is a variant of Germain. Interpretations include “a man from Germany” and “one who is brotherly”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Germanus is a variant of Germain. Germain has been associated with French and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Germanus’s family of names
Germanus has a related form in Germain. In Latin usage, Germanus has a conventional equivalent in the French form Germain.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Germanus
- Germanus I of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople634–732
- Germanus of Auxerre5th century Bishop of Auxerre and saint378–448
- Germanus V of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople (1835-1920)
- Germanus IV of ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople1788–1853
- GermanusRoman general under Phocas501–604
- Germanus of Normandy5th-century Christian saint
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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