# Germaine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/ · frequency rank #41,146

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **German** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germaine-vs-german)
- **Germany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germaine-vs-germany)
- **Germans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germaine-vs-germans)
- **Germain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/germain-vs-germaine)

## Common misspellings (11)
`egrmaine`, `gemraine`, `geramine`, `germaien`, `germainne`, `germanie`, `germiane`, `germmaine`, `gerrmaine`, `ggermaine`, `gremaine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/germaine