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Kane.

A surname from Irish.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/keɪn/
  1. A surname from Irish.

  2. A place in the United States: A village in Greene County, Illinois.

  3. A place in the United States: A township in Benton County, Iowa.

  4. A place in the United States: A borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, founded by Thomas L. Kane.

Where this word comes from

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from Ó Catháin (“descendant of Cathán”), Mac Catháin (“son 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.

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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.