Kane

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kane"

English

Alternative forms

• Kaine

Etymology

• As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin, Mac Catháin (“descendant 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɪn/
• Homophones: cane, Cain, Caine, Kain
• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

Kane

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

Derived terms

• Kane County

Anagrams

• Kean, aken, enka, kaen, kena, nake