germaine

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/d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/

proper noun

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

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Meanings

germaine1

adjectivegermaine (comparative more germaine, superlative most germaine)

comparative more germaine · superlative most germaine

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of germane.

    [Ham.] The phraſe would bee more Germaine to the matter: […]

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 280, column 1

Germaine2

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.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with germaine

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Cite this entry
APA

germaine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germaine

MLA

“germaine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germaine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “germaine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/germaine.

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