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Bain.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A surname.

  2. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.

  3. A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.

  4. A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.

Where this word comes from

* As a Scottish surname, from Scottish Gaelic bàn (“white, fair”), also found in McBain. * As an English surname, from Old English ban (“bone”). Also from bayn (“hospitable”), from Old Norse beinn (“straight”). * As a French surname, from Old French bain (“bath”), from Latin balneum. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Behn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.