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 [ 1 syll. cai(n), ca-in ] The boy name Cain is pronounced KEYN KEY. Cain's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. Biblical name: The name is of the meaning 'lance, spear'. Qáyin (Hebrew) is an older form of Cain. In the Bible, Cain was the first son of Adam and Eve; he killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. Variants of Cain include Caïn (French), Kain (German), Qayel (Ethiopian), and Qayen (Ethiopian). 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 2008. Baby names that sound like Cain include Caïn (French), Kain (German), Kaine (English and Irish), Kane (English and Irish), Kayne (English and Irish), Cam (English), Can (Vietnamese), Colm (Irish), Con (English and Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cosme (English), Cuinn (Irish), Kaan (Turkish), Kam (English), Kame (Japanese), Kan (English), Kean (English and Irish), Keane (English and Irish), Keen (English), and Keene (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)"   |
