Blain

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Type Surname (from given name)

Usage Scottish (Anglicized), Scottish Gaelic, English

Pronounced Pron. BLAYN

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Contributor Contrib.anonymous on 10/22/2014

Last Editor EditorBeautiful Victory on 10/22/2014 [revision history]

Meaning & History

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name BLÁÁN, a shortened form of MACBLAIN, or a variant of BLIN. It could also be a nickname for a person suffering from boils, from Middle English blain "blister"