When Jeanne Germain was born before 1710, in Quebec, Quebec, Canada, her father, Pierre Germain, was 11 and her mother, Anne Guerin, was 23. She married Jean Ignace Legras about 1731. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died after 1761.
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Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Pierre, Armand, Jacques, Raoul, Wesner, Andre, Andree, Camil, Camille, Christophe, Dieudonne.
French and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the French personal name Germain, Latin Germanus. This was popular in France, where it had been borne by a 5th-century Christian saint, bishop of Auxerre. It derives from Latin germanus ‘brother, cousin’ (originally an adjective meaning ‘of the same stock’, from Latin germen ‘bud, shoot’) or, alternatively, from the ethnic name Germanus ‘German’. In the Italian, the popularity of the equivalent personal name (see Germano ) has been enhanced by association with the meaning ‘brother (in God)’. This surname is most common in Haiti.
History: This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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