Kane

proper nouncommon in dialogue

//keɪn//

A surname from Irish.

proper noun

1
A surname from Irish.
2
A place in the United States: A village in Greene County, Illinois.
3
A place in the United States: A township in Benton County, Iowa.
4
A place in the United States: A borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, founded by Thomas L. Kane.

Etymology

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), Mac Catháin (“son 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.

Forms

plural: Kanes

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Kane · A surname from Irish.

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