German

This name is also used in Germany, where it is both the German form of Germanus as well as the German form of the ancient Germanic given name Gereman, which consists of the Germanic elements 'ger' meaning "spear" and 'man' meaning "man".

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The name German is currently rare in Germany, but it was more common in older times (i.e. at least before World War II).

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A variant spelling of the name is Germann, which was used until at least the 18th century, as it was borne by the German clergyman and theologian Germann August Ellrod (1709-1760). It has since become obsolete and now only survives as a patronymic surname.

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Sources used:
- https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/German (in English)
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_(Vorname) (in German; also features a list of bearers, 9 of which are Germans)
- see the entry for Gereman on pages 582 and 583 of "Altdeutsches Namenbuch" (1900) written by Ernst Förstemann: https://archive.org/details/altdeutschesnam00seelgoog/page/n303/mode/2up (in German)
- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_deutscher_Vornamen_germanischer_Herkunft#G (in German)
- Germann August Ellrod (1709-1760): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germann_August_Ellrod (in German)
- (general): https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/?first=German&last=&search=Zoeken
- https://de.linkedin.com/pub/dir/German/+/de-0-Duitsland (lists only bearers living in Germany)

Also Gascon, Provençal and Languedocian: https://ieo-oc.org/spip.php?page=article&id_article=290 --- Source: Institut d'Estudis Occitans

This name is also used in English speaking countries like the US.

Also the Polish form of Germanus: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_(imi%C4%99)
https://pl.wiktionary.org/wiki/German

The name German was given to 154 boys born in the US in 2015.

This is the Russian form of Herman. Many Russian Germans have this name.