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Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Mainland

Girl name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : topographic name from Old French maine ‘dwelling’, ‘residence’, ‘abode’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places so named.
  • Scottish and English : variant spelling of Main.
  • Catalan (Mainé) : variant of Mainer.

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