Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname Usage Irish, Norwegian Pronounced Pron. kane [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 6/30/2016 by ThatOneAuthorGirl Edited 6/30/2016 by ThatOneAuthorGirl Meaning & History From the anglicized Irish surname Cathan, meaning "warlike." In Norway, it's used as a noble name.