Meanings
Origin
* 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."
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APA
Dain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dain
MLA
“Dain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dain.
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