Why is Germany called Germany?

The word “Germany” is derived from Germania, the name that the ancient Romans used to refer to the region inhabited by Germanic peoples. The term Germania and the name Germani likely came from the Latin words “germen”, meaning “sprout” and “germani”, meaning “real men”

The name Germania was popularised by the Roman writer Tacitus, author of Germania.

The name Germany was derived from Germania. In Latin, Germania is often written as Germania Inferior, meaning “Lower Germany,” to distinguish it from Germania Superior, meaning “Upper Germany.” Around 1000 AD, the Holy Roman Empire included the lands formerly referred to by the Romans as Germania, and the Latin term Germania was adapted to Old French and Middle English and to German itself as Alemannia.