Kane

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kane"

English

Alternative forms

Kaine

Etymology

As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin, Mac Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), a name meaning "warrior," from cath (“battle”). Compare O'Kane and Keane.
As an English surname, variant of Cane.
As a Jewish surname, variant of Kahane and Kanne.
As a German surname, Americanized from Köhn, Kohn.
As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Nykänen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keɪn/
Homophones: cane, Cain, Caine, Kain
Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Kane

A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

Kane County

Anagrams

Kean, aken, enka, kaen, kena, nake

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