German (name) definition

(1) Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language

"German philosophers"

"German universities"

"German literature"

(2) Of a more or less German nature; somewhat German

"Germanic peoples"

"His Germanic nature"

"Formidable volumes Teutonic in their thoroughness"

(3) The standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

(4) A person of German nationality