name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
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Standard Lemma guide
kane
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Pronunciation
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/keɪn/
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homophone: cane
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homophone: Cain
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homophone: Caine
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homophone: Kain
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rhymes with -eɪn
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CMU ARPABET: K EY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A place in the United States:
A village in Greene County, Illinois.
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the United States:
A township in Benton County, Iowa.
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name
Meaning 4
A place in the United States:
A borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, founded by Thomas L. Kane.
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noun
Meaning 5
A Polynesian or Maori man.
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History
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.
Borrowed from Māori kāne (“man”).