The first name Germaine

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About the first name Germaine

Meaning

The name Germaine traditionally means “brother” or “sister,” also with the older sense “genuine, authentic”.

Historical origin

The name Germaine comes from Latin Germanus, borne by several saints of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Germaine is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:jer-mainʒɛʁm.ɛn

Frequency of the first name Germaine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Germaine by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GermaineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Germaine in baptisms by year.10075502501740178818361884193219801740–1744 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1790–1794 1 baptisms1820–1824 1 baptisms1825–1829 1 baptisms1840–1844 2 baptisms1845–1849 2 baptisms1850–1854 1 baptisms1865–1869 1 baptisms1870–1874 2 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1880–1884 1 baptisms1885–1889 3 baptisms1890–1894 8 baptisms1895–1899 22 baptisms1900–1904 41 baptisms1905–1909 56 baptisms1910–1914 45 baptisms1915–1919 53 baptisms1920–1924 34 baptisms1925–1929 36 baptisms1930–1934 18 baptisms1935–1939 10 baptisms1940–1944 7 baptisms1945–1949 4 baptisms1950–1954 2 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 1 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms

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