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Maine

 

Maini (pl.), Mane (anglicized)

Name borne by countless personages in early Ireland, especially legendary warriors and founders of dynasties and at least one saint. Most often cited are the seven sons of Medb and Ailill.

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Frequency: (1246)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)

1. French: topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling’, ‘residence’, ‘abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.

2. Scottish and English: variant spelling of Main.

3. Catalan (Mainé): variant of Mainer.

See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.

 
 

 

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Celtic Mythology. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Copyright © James MacKillop 1998, 2004. All rights reserved.  Read more
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