Given name & surname

Baines

“a fair-haired man”

Baines is a variant of Bain. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Baines is a variant of Bain. One Irish interpretation is “a fair-haired man.”

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Where it comes from

Baines is a variant of Bain. An origin associated with Bain is Irish.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Old French baine (“bath”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Baines’s family of names

Baines has a related form in Bain. In English usage, Baines as a surname has a related form in Bane.

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