Germain (name) explained

Germain, is the French variant of the name Germanus.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Adrienne Germain (1947–2022), American women's health advocate
• André Germain (1903–1988), French cinematographer
• Bruno Germain, French association football player
• Columbus Germain, American politician
• François-Thomas Germain, (1726–1791) French silversmith
• George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British Secretary of State during the American Revolutionary War
• Ivor Germain (1923–1982), a Barbadian boxer of the 1940s and 1950s
• Louis Germain, (1878–1942) French malacologist
• Paul Germain, American animation producer
• Ryo Germain, Japanese association football player
• Sophie Germain, French mathematician
• Tabitha St. Germain, Canadian stage and voice actress
• Valère Germain, French association football player, son of Bruno

Given name

• Germain de Brie (c. 1490–1538), French poet, writing in Latin
• Germain Ifedi (born 1994), American football player
• Germain Kambinga, Congolese politician

Pseudonym

• "Mr. KABC", Marc Germain, a radio talk show host in Los Angeles, California
• Ernest Mandel, pseudonym for a Trotskyist politician