English Explanatory Dictionary

Thain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Word forms

Thain Thains Thane Thayne

Etymology

Status surname for a noble retainer or attendant, from Middle English theyn (“thane; noble”).

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