At a Glance
- Meaning
- Own/full brother; genuine
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- jer-MAY-nəs
Germanus is a Latin boy's name meaning “own/full brother; genuine”. It appears in our list of 200+ Saint Names for Boys — Faithful, Timeless, and Surprisingly Cool.
Meaning & Origin of Germanus
Meaning: Own/full brother; genuine.
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Brother Actually: The 'brother' meaning is correct, but it comes from a different Latin word than the 'Germanic tribes' ethnonym some sources conflate it with -- the two are treated as separate words, the tribal one of disputed origin.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Germanus
jer-MAY-nəsIPA /dʒərˈmeɪnəs/
Popularity of Germanus
Germanus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Germanus
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