Given name

Cainus

Cainus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

In Latin use, Cainus has a related form in Cain. An origin associated with Cain is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Κάϊν.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

In Latin use, Cainus has a related form in Cain. The history of Cain gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Cain is associated with Adam and Eve's first son.

Explained through its name family

Cainus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Cainus has a related form in Cain. In Latin usage, Cainus has a related form in Cain.

Walk Cainus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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