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kane¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori kāne (“man”).

noun kanes

  1. A Polynesian or Maori man. I wanna be with all the kanes and wahines that I knew long ago

Kane²

  • /keɪn/

Sounds like cane, Cain, Caine, Kain · Rhymes with -eɪn

Where it 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.

proper noun Kanes · Kaine

  1. A surname. Kane, 47, and from Woolsington, Newcastle, admitted offences including coercive and controlling behaviour, with his barrister saying he was "riddled" with an alcohol addiction at the time.
  2. A village in Greene County, Illinois.
  3. A township in Benton County, Iowa.
  4. A borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, founded by Thomas L. Kane.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: keane, kean, kin, ken, qin, kani, kenn, man, male, husband, fellow, guy, bloke, chap, gentleman, lad

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"kane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kane. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

kane. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kane

Chicago

"kane." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kane.

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@misc{kane_2026,
  title = {kane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kane},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}