Given name & surname

Train

“hunter's trap, snare”

Train is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Train goes back to a word meaning “hunter's trap, snare.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Train comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

TrainTráin

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Similar names

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Middle English

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“faithful, loyal”

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Middle English

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Middle English

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Tame is a surname from Middle English. It is used in English and Māori.

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Old French

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“bald”

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Old English

Attridge

“at the ridge”

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Middle English

Atkinson

“son of Atkin”

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92% boys · 8% girls

Middle English

Lown

“glade”

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Middle English

Latin

Latin is a surname from Middle English.

No U.S. birth series

30% boys · 70% girls

Sibling ideas

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