Given name & surname
Drain
“descendant of Dreán”
Drain is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As an Irish surname, Drain probably goes back to a word meaning “descendant of Dreán.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Drain has more than one origin: as an Irish surname, it comes from Irish; as an English surname, it began as an occupational name; as a French surname, it comes from Old French dererain.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Drain’s family of names
In English usage, Drain as a surname has a related form in DRANE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Drain, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Draughn
“descendant of Druachán”
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Draughon
“descendant of Druachán”
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Drinnon
“descendant of Draighneán”
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Drohan
“descendant of Druachán”
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Drinnan
“descendant of Draighneán”
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Draddy
“descendant of Dreada”
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Drawdy
Drawdy is a surname from Irish.
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Mcelwain
“son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan”
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