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Ге́рманCyrillic[GE-rmahn]

«of the same blood» Latin

Latin germanus 'full brother'; the church honours St Herman of Alaska; unrelated to Germanic Hermann.

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GenderMale
ElementAirthe main name day May 25 falls under Gemini (air)
Passport spellingGERMAN
PronunciationGE-rmahnГе́рман
Popularity, Moscow#76 in 20252 074 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationГерманович / Германовна
English equivalentHerman

Name days

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Saints with this name
  • Герман — August 12
  • Герман (Полянский), сщмч., архим — November 4
  • Герман, епископ, Капуи — November 12
  • Герман (Коккель), епископ, Алатырский — November 2
  • Герман (Ряшенцев), сщмч., епископ, Вязниковский — September 15
  • Герман (Косолапов), сщмч., епископ, Вольский — October 10

What family calls them

ГермаГермусяМусяГераГеруняГерусяГерухаГерушаГешаГемаГемуля

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The same name in other languages

EnglishJermaine
FrenchGermain
SpanishGermán
ItalianGermano
GreekΓερμανός
LatinGermanus

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