Germanus is the Latin term referring to the Germanic peoples. A probably unrelated meaning in Latin is "blood relation", cognate to germen "seed" (whence Spanish hermano "brother").

people named Germanus:

• Bishop Germain of Auxerre (died 448)
• Germanus Justinus (died 511)
• Bishop Germain of Paris (died 576)
• Germanus I, 39th Patriarch of Constantinople (died 730)
• Germanus II, 95th Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1240)
• Germanus III, 101st Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1267)
• Germanus IV, 213th Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1853)
• Germanus V, 225th Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1918)