"Germán" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /xeɾˈman/, [xeɾˈmãn]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Probably a blend of Latin germānus (“brother”) with Germanic, from Frankish *werru (“quarrel, war”) + *mann (“man”). Cognate with French Germain. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|germānus||brother}} Latin germānus (“brother”), {{der|es|gem|-}} Germanic, {{der|es|frk|*werru||quarrel, war}} Frankish *werru (“quarrel, war”), {{cog|fr|Germain}} French Germain Head templates: {{es-proper noun|m}} Germán m
  1. a male given name, in Spanish-speaking countries Tags: masculine Related terms: Gershu
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      "expansion": "Latin germānus (“brother”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Germanic",
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    "Ger‧mán"
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Latin germānus (“brother”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
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  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "Spanish male given names",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish proper nouns",
        "Spanish terms derived from Frankish",
        "Spanish terms derived from Germanic languages",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Spanish uncountable proper nouns"
      ],
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        "a male given name, in Spanish-speaking countries"
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/xeɾˈman/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[xeɾˈmãn]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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