Gain

proper nouncommon in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

* As an English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from the name Engaine, based on Old French engaigne (“ingenuity”), from Latin ingenium. Sometimes confused with Ingham. * As a French surname, from the verb gagner (“to obtain, gain”).

Forms

plural: Gains

Gaia · The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating…Gail · A female given name, a diminutive of Abigail.gain · To acquire possession of.

Gain · A surname.

Gaines · A surname.gaining · Gain; profit.gains · Increase in muscle mass.

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