Meaning of name Cain

The name Cain has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Cain is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Cain in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Cain is very likely a(n) Gaelic variant of the name Kane. See other suggested Gaelic boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Kane.

The following names are baby names related to Cain and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Cain: Boys - Darren, Dempsey, Murray, Girls - Arline, Aylin, Colleen, Deirdre, Elvie, Ena, Fidelma, Lular, Mckayla, Merna, Nealie, Both genders - Kerry

The name Cain is a variant of Kane. Other popular variants of the name Kane are: Caen, Cahan, Cahane, Cain, Kaen, Kaene, Kahan, Kahane, Kain, Kaine, Kanye (African), Kayn, Kayne, Keane, Keyne

We think the name Cain should fall under the following style category: Cool.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Cain to be: Generous and thoughtful chap

In one word, you might describe Cain as a(n) "generous" person.

See other "generous" names for boys.