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Kane - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Kane
 
 

 


The boy name Kane [ 1 syll. ka-ne, kan-e ] is pronounced as KEYN KEY. Kane is used chiefly in the English and Irish languages. It is derived from Celtic origins. Kane is a form of the name Cathán (Irish).

Kane is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1990s. At the recent height of its usage in 2007, 0.017% of baby boys were given the name Kane. It had a ranking of #634 then. Within all boy names in its family, Kane was the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Kane include Kain (German), Cain (English), Ken (English and German), Kim (Scandinavian), Koen (Dutch), Kwame (Akan and English), Colm (Irish), Conn (English and Irish), Cuinn (Irish), Quin (English), Quinn (English and Irish), Ximen (Spanish), 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), 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), Keanu (Hawaii), Kianna (English and Irish), and Cosimo (Italian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Kane: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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