| The boy name Cain [ 1 syll. cai(n), ca-in ] is pronounced KEYN KEY. Cain's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. Biblical name: Cain has the meaning 'lance, spear'. Qayin (Hebrew) is an original form of Cain. In the Bible, Cain was the first son of Adam and Eve; he killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. A variant of Cain is Kain (German). Cain is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1994, 0.007% of baby boys were given the name Cain. Its ranking then was #901. The baby name has since experienced a drop in popularity, and is of only very light use today. Within all boy names in its group, Cain was nonetheless the most regularly used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Cain include Kain (German), Kane (English and Irish), Colm (Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cuinn (Irish), Ken (English and German), Kim (Scandinavian), Koen (Dutch), Kwame (Akan and English), Quin (English), Quinn (English and Irish), Ximen (Spanish), Cainan (English), Caoimhin (Irish), Cian (English and Irish), Coen (Dutch), Conan (English), Connan (Irish and Scottish), Conny (German), Cosmin (Romanian), Cosmo (English, German, and Italian), Kanye (English), Kámán (Hungarian), Keagan (English and Irish), Keegan (English and Irish), Keena (English and Irish), Keenan (English and Irish), Kegan (English and Irish), Kenan (English), Kenny (English, Irish, and Scottish), Keon (English), Kian (English and Irish), Kima (Russian and Scandinavian), Kimi (Finnish), Kimo (Hawaii), Kishan (Indian), Kuno (German), Cosimo (Italian), Keanu (Hawaii), and Kianna (English and Irish). KEY: Pronunciation for Cain: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
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