Cain
English
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cain
- (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
- According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8, column 2:
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- A surname.
Derived terms
- apple of Cain
- Cain-colored
- Cain complex
- Cainian
- Cainish
- Cainism
- Cainite
- Cainitic
- Cain-like
- mark of Cain
- raise Cain
- what in Cain
Translations
son of Adam and Eve
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cain is the 551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,948 individuals. Cain is most common among White (77.21%) and Black (17.00%) individuals.
Old English
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