Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

germaine

/d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
ger-maine
IPA
/d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain.

name

A male given name from Latin, in modern use transferred back from the surname.

name

A female given name from Latin transferred from the surname or borrowed from modern French.

adj

Obsolete form of germane.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "[Ham.] The phraſe would bee more Germaine to the matter: […]"

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

more germaine (comparative) most germaine (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce germaine?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmeɪn/.
What does germaine mean?
A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain.

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