Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dain

/dˈeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
dain
IPA
/dˈeɪn/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an English surname, variant of Dine. * Also as an English surname, variant of Dean. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Dayan. * As a French surname, from the adjective dain (“nimble, agile”), presumably related to the noun meaning "deer."

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dains (plural)

Homonyms

dayne

Rhymes With

main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain maintain

Questions

How do you pronounce dain?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈeɪn/.
What does dain mean?
A surname.
Where does dain come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce dain

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