Germaine (first name)

Germaine [ ʒɛʀmɛn ] is a mostly female, rarely male first name .

Origin and meaning

Germaine is the French form of the given name Germana or the feminine form of Germain .

Germaine Bazzle (* 1932), American jazz singer
Germaine Brée (1907–2001), American Romance studies and literary scholar of French origin
Germaine Damar (* 1929), Luxembourg film actress
Germaine Dieterlen (1903–1999), French ethnologist
Germaine Dulac (1882–1942), French film director
Germaine de Foix (1488 or 1490; † 1536), second wife of King Ferdinand II of Aragón
Germaine Greer (* 1939), Australian publicist
Germaine Guèvremont (1893–1968), Canadian writer
Germaine Hommel (1893–1982), Swiss escape helper and children's home manager during the Second World War
Germaine Krull (1897–1985), German-Polish photographer
Germaine Lubin (1890–1979), French opera singer (soprano)
Germaine Montero (1909–2000), French singer and actress
Germaine Richier (1902–1959), French sculptor
Germaine de Staël (1766–1817), French writer
Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983), French composer
Germaine Tillion (1907-2008), French resistance fighter
Germaine de Randamie (1984–), Dutch MMA fighter, currently under contract with the UFC