Cain

From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”), present since Old English.

• IPA^(key): /keɪn/, [kʰeɪn]

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• Rhymes: -eɪn
• Homophones: Caine, cane, Kain, Kane

Cain

2. (biblical) The son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.

   According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:8, column 2:

     And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.

3. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cain is the 551^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60,948 individuals. Cain is most common among White (77.21%) and Black (17.00%) individuals.

• Abel
• Adam
• Eve

• NIAC, Naic, Inca, cinA, Nica, inca, NACI

Derived from Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin, “craftsman”)

Cain m

1. (biblical) Cain (the brother of Abel and the first murderer)

Strong a-stem:

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈʔin/ [kɐˈʔɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: Ca‧in

Caín (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜁᜈ᜔)

1. alternative spelling of Kain

• “Cain”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018