coyne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of coin.
name
  1. A surname from Irish.

Word forms

coyne coynes Coin Goyne Kaine Kyne

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuáin (“descendants of Cuán”), a byname from a diminutive of cú (“hound, dog”). It could also be an anglicized form of Ó Cadhain.

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