English Explanatory Dictionary

Dain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Dain Dains

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Dine. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dean. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Dayan. * As a French surname, from the adjective dain (“nimble, agile”), presumably related to the noun meaning "deer."

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