Jermaine

Jermaine
Pronunciation	/dʒərˈmeɪn/ jər-MAYN
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"brother"
Other names
Related names	Germain, Germaine

Jermaine (/dʒərˈmeɪn/ jər-MAYN) is a masculine given name of Latin origin, derived from the French given name Germain, which is in turn derived from the Latin given name Germanus, meaning "brother".^[1]

The masculine given name Jermaine was popularized in the 1970s by Jermaine Jackson (b. 1954-), a member of the singing group The Jackson 5.^[2]

Jermaine ranked among the top 200 names given to boys born in the United States between 1960 and 1980. It has since declined in popularity and was ranked as the 738th most popular name for American males born in 2013.^[3] Jermaine is a variant of Germaine.

People

Those bearing the masculine given name Jermaine include:

Jermaine Ale (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
Jermaine Allen (born 1983), American football running back
Jermaine Allensworth (born 1972), American baseball player
Jermaine Anderson (born 1983), Canadian basketball player
Jermaine Anderson (English footballer) (born 1996), English footballer
Jermaine Anderson (Jamaican footballer) (born 1979), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Beal (born 1987), American basketball player
Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Blackburn (born 1983), American basketball player
Jermaine Blackwood (born 1991), Jamaican cricketer
Jermaine Brown (athlete) (born 1991), Jamaican sprinter
Jermaine Brown (footballer born 1983) (born 1983), English footballer
Jermaine Brown (footballer born 1985) (born 1985), Caymanian football goalkeeper
Jermaine Bucknor (born 1983), Canadian basketball player
Jermaine Clark (born 1976), American baseball player
Jemaine Clement (born 1974), New Zealander folk musician and comedian, part of the duo Flight of the Conchords.
Jermaine Cole (known as J. Cole for short); (born 1985), American rapper, music producer, songwriter, official recording artist for Roc Nation.
Jermaine Crawford (born 1992), American actor
Jermaine Cunningham (born 1988), American football outside linebacker
Jermaine Curtis (born 1987), American baseball player
Jermaine Darlington (born 1974), English footballer
Jermain Defoe (born 1982), English footballer
Jermaine Dupri (born 1972), American music producer, rapper and Grammy winning songwriter
Jermaine Dye (born 1974), American baseball player
Jermaine Easter (born 1982), Welsh footballer
Jermaine Fagan (born 1978), Jamaican musician
Jermaine Fazande (born 1975), American football running back
Jermaine Gabriel (born 1990), Canadian football defensive back
Jermaine Gonsalves (born 1976), British basketball player
Jermaine Gonzales (born 1984), Jamaican runner
Jermaine Grandison (born 1990), English footballer
Jermaine Gresham (born 1988), American football tight end
Jermaine Gumbs (born 1986), Anguillan footballer
Jermaine Haley (born 1973), American football defensive tackle
Jermaine Hall (born 1980), American basketball player for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Jermaine Hardy (born 1982), American football defensive back
Jermaine Hollis (born 1986), English footballer
Jermaine Holwyn (born 1973), Dutch footballer
Jermaine Hopkins (born 1973), American actor
Jermaine Hue (born 1978), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Jackman (born 1995), English singer
Jermaine Jackson (born 1954), American musician
Jermaine Jackson (basketball) (born 1976), American basketball player
Jermaine Jackson (gridiron football) (born 1982), Canadian football wide receiver
Jermaine Jenas (born 1983), English footballer
Jermaine Johnson (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Jones (born 1981), American footballer
Jermaine Jones (American football) (born 1976), American Arena Football League player
Jermaine Jones (singer) (born 1986), American singer, and actor
Jermaine Joseph (born 1980), Canadian sprinter
Jermaine Kearse (born 1990), American football wide receiver
Jermaine Lawson (born 1982), Jamaican cricketer
Jermaine Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
Jermaine Mays (born 1979), American football cornerback, and Canadian football cornerback
Jermaine McElveen (born 1984), Canadian football defensive end
Jermaine McGhee (born 1983), American football defensive end
Jermaine McGillvary (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
Jermaine McGlashan (born 1988), English footballer
Jermaine McSporran (born 1977), English footballer
Jermaine O'Neal (born 1978), American basketball player
Jermaine Palmer (born 1986), English footballer
Jermaine Paul (born 1978), American singer
Jermaine Pennant (born 1983), English footballer
Jermaine Phillips (born 1979), American football safety
Jermaine Post (born 1992), Dutch cycle racer
Jermaine Reid (born 1983), Canadian football defensive tackle
Jermaine Riley (born 1979), British Virgin Islands football goalkeeper
Jermaine Rogers (born 1972), American artist, and designer
Jermaine Ross (born 1971), American football player
W. Jermaine Sailor (born 1974), Australian dual-code rugby international
Jermaine Sandvliet (born 1977), Dutch footballer Jermaine Simmons [Busimess]
Jermaine Sinclair (known as Wretch 32 for stage name); (born 1985), English rapper
Jermaine Smith (born 1972), American Arena Football League player
Jermaine Stewart (1957–1997), American singer
Jermain Taylor (born 1978), American boxer
Jermaine Taylor (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player
Jermaine Taylor (footballer) (born 1985), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Thomas (born 1990), Canadian football running back
Jermaine Thomas (basketball) (born 1984), American basketball player
Jermaine Turner (born 1974), American basketball player
Jermaine Van Buren (born 1980), American baseball player
Jermaine van Pijkeren (born 1991), Dutch footballer
Jermaine Walker (born 1977), American basketball player
Jermaine Warner (born 1971), Bermudian cricketer
Jermaine White (born 1982), American boxer
Jermaine Wiggins (born 1975), American football player
Jermaine Williams (born 1982), American actor, and dancer
Jermaine Williams (American football) (born 1973), American football running back
Jermaine Woozencroft (born 1992), Jamaican footballer
Jermaine Wright (born 1975), English footballer

References

↑ "Germanus: Behind the Name". behindthename.com.
↑ "Jermaine: Behind The Name". behindthename.com.
↑ "Popularity of JERMAINE as a boy's name in the United States". babynamefacts.com.

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